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To assess the effects of exercise on early obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) onset, juvenile Wistar rats fed a control diet or a high-fat diet (HFD) were split into four subgroups: half of the rats from each diet group remained sedentary and the other half undertook a training protocol. Biochemical analysis and fecal microbiota sequencing of the different groups showed that exercise attenuated HFD-induced metabolic syndrome and effectively counteracted HFD-induced microbial imbalance. Exercise preserved intestinal barrier integrity, which, in turn, prevented HFD-induced activation of the gut-liver axis and of downstream inflammatory pathways involved in NAFLD. These results support the use of physical exercise to prevent and manage childhood obesity and NAFLD development.
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Le Bras, A. Gut-mediated benefits of exercise. Lab Anim 48, 234 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-019-0360-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-019-0360-4