Metabolic consequences and gut microbiome alterations in rats consuming pork or a plant-based meat analogue

Thomas Van Hecke; Louise Margrethe Arildsen Jakobsen; Xiaona Tian; Jasper Van Pee; Núria Elias Masiques; Anne-Sofie Vermeersch; Dieter Deforce; Filip Van Nieuwerburgh; Geert Van Royen; Jo De Vrieze; Hanne Christine Bertram; Stefaan De Smet

doi:10.1039/d5fo02197a

January 1, 2025Food & FunctionOpen Access

Metabolic consequences and gut microbiome alterations in rats consuming pork or a plant-based meat analogue

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Key Points

Rats consuming plant-based meat analogues exhibited notable changes in their gut microbiome.
The study found significant metabolic consequences related to diet composition and microbial shifts.
Rats were fed either pork or plant-based meat analogue to assess differences in health outcomes.
These findings suggest that consumption of ultra-processed foods may affect gut health and metabolism.

Implication

Study reveals metabolic consequences and gut microbiome changes in rats, indicating health implications of plant-based meat analogue consumption.

Abstract

It is unknown how human health is affected by the current increased consumption of ultra-processed plant-based meat analogues (PBMA). In the present study, rats were fed an experimental diet based...

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Hecke et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Metabolic consequences and gut microbiome alterations in rats consuming pork or a plant-based meat analogue

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Metabolic consequences and gut microbiome alterations in rats consuming pork or a plant-based meat analogue

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Implication

Abstract

Discussion

Cite This Study

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