Mouse experimental models of diet-induced weight gain are commonly used as analogs to
human obesity; however, a wide variety of feeding methods have been used and the most …

Interscapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT) is formed during fetal development and stable for
the life span of the mouse. In addition, brown adipocytes also appear in white fat depots …

In human health, there is interest in developing specific diets to reduce body weight. These
studies are mainly focused on phenotypic changes induced in blood measurements, ie …

Heterogeneity of obesity within a population of inbred mice fed an obesogenic high‐fat diet
(HFD) is associated with changes of gene expression in white adipose tissue (WAT). One …

Obesity is a growing epidemic worldwide leading to growing rates of chronic disease and
diabetes. A diet rich in omega‐6 fatty acids and refined sugars, known as the “Western diet,” …

Cheverud, James M., L. Susan Pletscher, Ty T. Vaughn, and Bess Marshall. Differential
response to dietary fat in large (LG/J) and small (SM/J) inbred mouse strains. Physiol …

Background Model animals are valuable resources for dissecting basic aspects of the
regulation of obesity and metabolism. The translatability of results relies on understanding …

Consumption of fructose has been associated with a higher risk of developing obesity and
metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study was to examine the long-term effects of …

Life long high fat (HF) diet has been shown to cause more hepatic lipid accumulation in
offspring as compared to a post‐weaning HF diet. However, it is still unclear what the …

Excessive intake of dietary fat is known to be a contributing factor in the development of
obesity. In this study, we determined the dose-dependent effects of dietary fat on the …