Soluble Fermentable Dietary Fibre (Pectin) Decreases Caloric Intake, Adiposity and Lipidaemia in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats

Clare L. Adam; Lynn M. Thomson; Patricia A. Williams; Alexander W. Ross

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140392

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Soluble Fermentable Dietary Fibre (Pectin) Decreases Caloric Intake, Adiposity and Lipidaemia in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats

Clare L. Adam ,

* E-mail: c.adam@abdn.ac.uk

Affiliation Ingestive Behaviour Group, Obesity & Metabolic Health Division, Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lynn M. Thomson,

Affiliation Ingestive Behaviour Group, Obesity & Metabolic Health Division, Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Patricia A. Williams,

Affiliation Ingestive Behaviour Group, Obesity & Metabolic Health Division, Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander W. Ross

Affiliation Ingestive Behaviour Group, Obesity & Metabolic Health Division, Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Soluble Fermentable Dietary Fibre (Pectin) Decreases Caloric Intake, Adiposity and Lipidaemia in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats

Clare L. Adam,
Lynn M. Thomson,
Patricia A. Williams,
Alexander W. Ross

Published: October 8, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140392

About the Authors

Clare L. Adam

* E-mail: c.adam@abdn.ac.uk

Affiliation Ingestive Behaviour Group, Obesity & Metabolic Health Division, Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, United Kingdom

Lynn M. Thomson

Affiliation Ingestive Behaviour Group, Obesity & Metabolic Health Division, Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, United Kingdom

Patricia A. Williams

Affiliation Ingestive Behaviour Group, Obesity & Metabolic Health Division, Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, United Kingdom

Alexander W. Ross

Affiliation Ingestive Behaviour Group, Obesity & Metabolic Health Division, Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CLA AWR. Performed the experiments: CLA LMT PAW AWR. Analyzed the data: CLA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LMT PAW. Wrote the paper: CLA AWR.

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