Behavioral and metabolic effects of a calorie-restricted cafeteria diet and oleuropein supplementation in obese male rats

Alex Subias-Gusils, Adam Álvarez-Monell, Noemí Boqué, Antoni Caimari, Josep Maria del Bas, Roger Mariné-Casadó, Montserrat Solanas i Garcia, Rosa M. Escorihuela

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Abstract

Diet-induced obesity models are widely used to investigate dietary interventions for treating obesity. This study was aimed to test whether a dietary intervention based on a calorie-restricted cafeteria diet (CAF-R) and a polyphenolic compound (Oleuropein, OLE) supplementation modified sucrose intake, preference, and taste reactivity in cafeteria diet (CAF)-induced obese rats. CAF diet consists of high-energy, highly palatable human foods. Male rats fed standard chow (STD) or CAF diet were compared with obese rats fed CAF-R diet, alone or supplemented with an olive tree leaves extract (25 mg/kg*day) containing a 20.1% of OLE (CAF-RO). Biometric, food consumption, and serum parameters were measured. CAF diet increased body weight, food and energy consumption and obesity-associated metabolic parameters. CAF-R and CAF-RO diets significantly attenuated body weight gain and BMI, diminished food and energy intake and improved biochemical parameters such as triacylglycerides and insulin resistance which did not differ between CAF-RO and STD groups. The three cafeteria groups diminished sucrose intake and preference compared to STD group. CAF-RO also diminished the hedonic responses for the high sucrose concentrations compared with the other groups. These results indicate that CAF-R diet may be an efficient strategy to restore obesity-associated alterations, whilst OLE supplementation seems to have an additional beneficial effect on sweet taste function.
Original languageEnglish
JournalNutrients
Volume13
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Diet-induced obesity
  • Energy restriction
  • Food intake
  • Hedonic response
  • Leptin
  • Polyphenols
  • Sucrose preference
  • Sweet taste

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