Sunday, March 11, 2012

Why We Get Fat ... Lessons from a Cafeteria Rat

{Original publish date:  2/25/11}


(Hat tip to Beth for bringing this to my attention)

This study used male Wistar rats

{eek ... I'm having flashbacks to a former career!}

This rat is not a genetic mutant predisposed towards obesity, but is often used in diet induced obesity (DIO) studies, as they will fatten considerably on a high fat diet.
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