The effect of calorie intake, fasting, and dietary composition on metabolic health and gut microbiota in mice
Zhang Z, Chen X, Loh Y, Yang X, Zhang C. The effect of calorie intake, fasting, and dietary composition on metabolic health and gut microbiota in mice. BMC Biology 2021, 19: 51. PMID: 33740961, PMCID: PMC7977615, DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-00987-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietAd libitum groupMetabolic healthGut microbiotaIntermittent fastingNormal chow miceTotal energy intakeGut microbiota modulationDietary structureIF regimenMetabolic ameliorationNormal chowCR regimenMicrobiota modulationFood intakeDietary regimensCalorie intakeCR groupCR miceRegimenControl groupEnergy intakeGut microbial communityLipid metabolismFasting-refeeding cycle