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SUBMITTER: Lima EA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4190113 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lima Edson A EA Silveira Loreana S LS Masi Laureane N LN Crisma Amanda R AR Davanso Mariana R MR Souza Gabriel I G GI Santamarina Aline B AB Moreira Renata G RG Martins Amanda Roque AR de Sousa Luis Gustavo O LG Hirabara Sandro M SM Rosa Neto Jose C JC
Mediators of inflammation 20140922
Excess of saturated fatty acids in the diet has been associated with obesity, leading to systemic disruption of insulin signaling, glucose intolerance, and inflammation. Macadamia oil administration has been shown to improve lipid profile in humans. We evaluated the effect of macadamia oil supplementation on insulin sensitivity, inflammation, lipid profile, and adipocyte size in high-fat diet (HF) induced obesity in mice. C57BL/6 male mice (8 weeks) were divided into four groups: (a) control die ...[more]