Mammals expend energy in many ways, including basic cellular maintenance and repair,
digestion, thermoregulation, locomotion, growth and reproduction. These processes can …

We have previously shown that C57BL/6J (B6) mice develop severe obesity and diabetes if
weaned onto high-fat diets, whereas A/J mice tend to be obesity and diabetes-resistant. The …

Astaxanthin is a natural antioxidant carotenoid that occurs in a wide variety of living
organisms. We investigated the effects of astaxanthin supplementation in obese mice fed a …

Adipose tissue has been classified into white adipose tissue (WAT), brown adipose tissue
(BAT), and beige adipose tissue the latter of which is produced as WAT changes into BAT …

Obesity has been associated with greater severity of influenza virus infection and impaired
host defense. Exercise may confer health benefits even when weight loss is not achieved …

Methods Weight and age-matched male mice were divided into 5 groups of 10 mice each.
Groups were treated as follows: a low-fat diet and not exercised (LF), a high-fat diet and not …

The management of African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants
in zoos involves a range of practices including feeding, exercise, training, and …

High fat diets increase body fat stores. The following experiment was undertaken to
determine whether the type of dietary fat could influence fat storage and whether voluntary …

We aimed to determine the effects of 6 wks of exercise on inflammatory markers in mice
concomitantly fed either high‐fat (HF) or normal chow (NC) diets in young mice. C57BL/6 …

Consumption of high-fat diet acutely alters the daily rhythm of eating behavior and circadian
organization (the phase relationship between oscillators in central and peripheral tissues) in …