Publications by authors named "Ladina Michel"
Background: Animal studies suggest prebiotics can increase iron absorption, but results from human studies are equivocal.
Objectives: In iron-depleted women, before (baseline) and after daily consumption of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) for 4 wk, we sought to assess fractional iron absorption (FIA) from an iron supplement given with and without single doses of GOS in test meals or water.
Methods: In all women (n = 34; median serum ferritin concentration = 16.
Article Synopsis
- Studies suggest that changing how enterocytes (intestinal cells) metabolize fats can influence overall glucose balance and obesity risk.
- Researchers tested mice with a modified gene that enhances fat oxidation in enterocytes, comparing those on a low-fat diet to a high-fat diet.
- Mice with enhanced fat oxidation showed better blood sugar control on a high-fat diet despite both groups gaining weight, indicating that modifying enterocyte metabolism can improve glycemic control independent of body weight but is affected by dietary fat content.