Clinical study on electroacupuncture for obese patients with binge eating disorder: A retrospective study.

Binge eating disorder (BED) is a common dietary disorder among obese people. Obesity and eating disorders are related to mental health and physical health. At present, there is no definite and effective method for treatment in clinic.

Immunomodulatory Effects of Enzymatic-Synthesized α-Galactooligosaccharides and Evaluation of the Structure-Activity Relationship.

In this study, α-galactooligosaccharides (α-GOSs) were synthesized using galactose as the substrate and α-galactosidase from Aspergillus niger as the catalyst. In the reaction, synthesized products of U1, U2, U3, and U4 were detected by high-performance liquid chromatography. By mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, and 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone derivatization, U1 was the mixture of disaccharides of α-d-Gal p-(1→1)-α-d-Gal, α-d-Gal p-(1→2)-α-d-Gal, α-d-Gal p-(1→3)-α-d-Gal, α-d-Gal p-(1→4)-α-d-Gal, U2 was identified to be α-d-Gal p-(1→6)-α-d-Gal, U3 was the mixture of galactotrisaccharides linked by one α-(1→6)-glycosidic linkage and one other α-glycosidic linkage, and U4 was identified as α-d-Gal p-(1→6)-α-d-Gal p-(1→6)-α-d-Gal.

Effects of α-Galactooligosaccharides from Chickpeas on High-Fat-Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Mice.

The gut microbiota has the ability to modulate host energy homeostasis, which may regulate metabolic disorders. Functional oligosaccharide may positively regulate the intestinal microbiota. Therefore, effects of α-galactooligosaccharides (α-GOS) from chickpea on high-fat-diet (HFD)-induced metabolic syndrome and gut bacterial dysbiosis were investigated.