Heidi M Batdorf, Luz de Luna Lawes, Gabrielle A Cassagne, Molly S Fontenot, Innocence C Harvey, Jeremy T Richardson, David H Burk, Samuel D Dupuy, Michael D Karlstad, J Michael Salbaum, Jaroslaw Staszkiewicz, Robbie Beyl, Sujoy Ghosh, Susan J Burke, J Jason Collier
AIM: Type 1 diabetes results from autoimmune events influenced by environmental variables, including changes in diet. This study investigated how feeding refined versus unrefined (aka 'chow') diets affects the onset and progression of hyperglycaemia in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice. METHODS: Female NOD mice were fed either unrefined diets or matched refined low- and high-fat diets. The onset of hyperglycaemia, glucose tolerance, food intake, energy expenditure, circulating insulin, liver gene expression and microbiome changes were measured for each dietary group...
March 4, 2024: Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism