Carbohydrate-Free Peach (Prunus persica) and Plum (Prunus salicina) [corrected] Juice Affects Fecal Microbial Ecology in an Obese Animal Model.

BACKGROUND Growing evidence shows the potential of nutritional interventions to treat obesity but most investigations have utilized non-digestible carbohydrates only. Peach and plum contain high amounts of polyphenols, compounds with demonstrated anti-obesity effects. The underlying process of su...

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Main Authors: Noratto, Giuliana D., García Mazcorro, José Francisco, Markel, Melissa, Martino, Hercia S., Minamoto, Yasushi, Steiner, Jörg M., Byrne, David, Suchodolski, Jan S., Mertens Talcott, Susanne U.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/6431/1/Carbohydrate-Free%20Peach.pdf