The peripheral sensitivity and palatability of different carbohydrates was evaluated and their
nutritional value assessed in adult females of D. suzukii by means of an …

The polysaccharide glycogen is an evolutionarily conserved storage form of glucose.
However, the physiological significance of glycogen metabolism on homeostatic control …

Metabolic inflexibility is a condition that occurs following a nutritional stress which causes
blunted fuel switching at the mitochondrial level in response to hormonal and cellular …

Highlights•We hypothesized that critical weight affects food choice and macronutrient
intake.•Drosophila larvae regulate their food ingestion to control protein intake.•Critical …

High saturated fat, sugar, and salt contents are a staple of a Western diet (WD), contributing
to obesity, metabolic syndrome, and a plethora of other health risks. However, the …

We tested the effects of dietary restriction (DR) on the standard w1118 strain as well as on
our previously described Ra and La strains and their reciprocal isogenic 'cybrid'lines …

Drosophila melanogaster has been widely used in the biological sciences as a model
organism. Drosophila has a relatively short life span of 60–80 days, which makes it attractive …

The dietary nutrient composition can affect insects' phenotypes by modulating their
physiology. Furthermore, diet can affect gut microbiota composition and abundance, with …

Alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) is involved in multiple metabolic and regulatory pathways. In this
work, the effects of AKG-supplemented diets on selected physiological responses and …

Obesity has been shown to increase risk for cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes. In
addition, it has been implicated in aggravation of neurological conditions such as …