"...obese mice (ob/ob) fed a diet high in PUFA gain more weight than those fed a low PUFA-containing diet. Furthermore, enhanced expression of the ob gene was shown in normal rats weaned to a high fat diet, relative to those weaned to a low fat diet (Rousseau 1997)..."
Source: The Journal of Nutrition Vol. 128 No. 6 June 1998, pp. 923-926.
On the internet: http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/128/6/923 |