Lentil ( Lens culinaris Medikus) Diet Affects the Gut Microbiome and Obesity Markers in Rat.

摘要: Lentil, a moderate-energy high-protein pulse crop, provides significant amounts of essential nutrients for healthy living. The objective this study was to determine if lentil-based diet affects food and energy intake, body weight, percent fat, liver plasma triacylglycerols (TGs) as well the composition fecal microbiota in rats. A total 36 Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with either standard diet, 3.5% high amylose corn starch or 70.8% red lentil 6 weeks. By week 6, fed had significantly lower mean weight (443 ± 47 g/rat) than those control (511 51 (502 38 diets. Further, fat TG concentration lower, lean mass higher diet. Fecal abundance Actinobacteria Bacteriodetes greater diets Firmicutes, bacterial phylum comprising multiple pathogenic species, decreased high-amylose vs suppressed intestinal colonization by pathogens.