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BlogOur Scientists post interesting observations and research here. Choice of Laboratory Rodent Diet May Confound Data Interpretation and Reproducibility
By Michael A. Pellizzon, Ph.D..
Michael A Pellizzon and Matthew R Ricci ABSTRACT ESSENTIAL BUSINESS
By Matthew Ricci, Ph.D..
The presence of Research Diets in the workplace is required in order to deliver these essential products Read moreMycotoxins and Endotoxin Content Vary Between Different Batches of Grain-Based Diets
By Sridhar Radhakrishnan, Ph.D..
by Sridhar Radhakrishnan, Ph.D. and Michael Pellizzon, Ph.D. - Research Diets, Inc. We measured endotoxins in at least 3 separate lots of 5 different GB diets as well as the purified diets D11112201 (15 kcal% fat), D12492 (60 kcal% fat) and ... Diet is important in changing the microbiome
By Mark D'Antonio.
Here’s a link to a recent Time magazine article on the microbiome: http://time.com/5360407/microbiome-diet-gut-health/ It references work by our customer, Krzysztof Czaja: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5428886/pdf/nihms858064.pdf ...The biggest study that's been done in mouse nutrition in 50 years by John Speakman, PhD
By Mark D'Antonio.
In a landmark paper published in Cell Metabolism in September of 2018, John Speakman, (with joint appointments at University of Aberdeen and the Chinese Academy of Sciences) et al., studied the effects of 29 different diets that varied in... Dr. Pellizzon and Dr. Ricci published in Current Protocols in Toxicology
By Mark D'Antonio.
Our invited paper entitled “Effects of Rodent Diet Choice and Fiber Type on Data Interpretation of Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Disease Research” is available online as an epub and was made open access by Current Protocols in Toxicology. Research Diets scientist quoted in Nature article
By Mark D'Antonio.
In last month’s Nature Medicine, Dan Engber wrote a nice article about the efforts to standardize high-fat diets to make rodents obese, and the pitfalls of a ‘one diet fits all’ approach. He also points out the lack of attention that is generally... Fiber Is Good for You. Now Scientists May Know Why.
By Mark D'Antonio.
Research Diets formulated diets for the Gewirtz lab referenced in this article http://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/science/food-fiber-microbiome-inflammation.html The common use of improper control diets in diet-induced metabolic disease research confounds data interpretation: the fiber factor
By Mark D'Antonio.
Diets used to induce metabolic disease are generally high in fat and refined carbohydrates and importantly, are usually made with refined, purified ingredients. However, researchers will often use a low fat grain-based (GB) diet containing... Are you choosing the right diets to make your mice fat?
By Sridhar Radhakrishnan, Ph.D..
A recently published review article summarizes multiple studies in this area and has revealed some startling observations. Read moreCategoriesTagsLatest Posts
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