title: Variations in the efficacy of resistant maltodextrin on body fat reduction in rats fed different high-fat models.
abstract: Many studies have utilized a variety of methods to induce obesity in rodents, but they often received inconsistent results. The present study intended to use resistant maltodextrin (RMD) as a means to investigate the variations in its efficacy on body fat accumulation under the influence of four high-fat (HF) models of 23% or 40% total fat, comprising soybean oil, lard, and/or condensed milk. Results indicated that integrating condensed milk into the diets could help increase diet intake, boost energy intake, increase weight gain, and enhance fat formation. Supplementation of RMD (2.07 g/kg) notably reduced total body fat levels in three HF models, with the exception of a condensed-milk-added 40%-fat diet that may have misrepresented the functions of RMD. The uses of the 23% HF diets, with and without milk, and the milk-free 40% HF diet were therefore recommended as suitable models for antiobesity evaluations of RMD, or other fiber-rich products.
authors: Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University , Taichung 40227, Taiwan.
authors: Hui-Fang
authors: HF
authors: Chu
authors: Min-Hsiung
authors: MH
authors: Pan
authors: Chi-Tang
authors: CT
authors: Ho
authors: Yu-Han
authors: YH
authors: Tseng
authors: William Wei-Li
authors: WW
authors: Wang
authors: Chi-Fai
authors: CF
authors: Chau
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D059305:Diet, High-Fat / Q000009:adverse effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides; C008315:maltodextrin
keywords: Resistant maltodextrin; body fat; high-fat diet