The Journal of nutritional biochemistryAnimalsGalactoseFemaleFatty AcidsOxidation-Reduction
Dietary galactose enhances systemic lipid oxidation but decreases intestinal fatty acid oxidation in post-weaning female mice.
Ferran S Fos-Codoner, Jaap Keijer, Melissa Bekkenkamp-Grovenstein, Evert M van Schothorst
Published: 202610.1016/j.jnutbio.2025.110193
Abstract
Replacing part of dietary glucose with galactose in the early post-weaning diet of mice, mimicking extended breastfeeding, improves both short- and long-term physiological and metabolic health parameters. As the primary organ for nutrient absorption,…
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