Abstract:Background: Monounsaturated fat (MUFA) also has glucose-lowering action, but its effect on ketone bodies is unknown. Objectives: To examine the effects of high-MUFA diet alone or in combination with exercise training, which can improve glucose and ketone body metabolism, in a rat model of diabetes. Methods: Wistar rats were administered streptozotocin to induce diabetes and then randomly divided into five groups: sedentary rats fed a regular diet (1), a high-saturated-fat diet (2), a high-MUFA diet (3); and ex… Show more
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