Phenolamide extract of apricot bee pollen alleviates glucolipid metabolic disorders and modulates the gut microbiota and metabolites in high-fat diet-induced obese mice

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The role of cecal metabolites and DNA methylation in deciphering the effects of maternal genistein intake on white fat browning in adult female offspring

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Genistein alleviates dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice through modulation of intestinal microbiota and macrophage polarization

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Matcha alleviates obesity by modulating gut microbiota and its metabolites

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Impacts of selenium enrichment on nutritive value and obesity prevention of Cordyceps militaris: A nutritional, secondary metabolite, and network pharmacological analysis

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Soybean genistin-driven gut microbiota-derived butyrate synthesis activates the SIRT1 signaling pathway to ameliorate metabolic fatty liver

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Mechanisms of flavonoid-mediated amelioration of MASLD: flavonoids, their metabolites or impact on gut microbes?

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White Adipose Tissue Browning and Cross Talk With Metabolic Diseases and Tumors: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Translation

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Huangqi Jianzhong decoction improves gastric intestinal metaplasia in rats by regulating the gut‒thyroid axis

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Reduction of obesity and hepatic adiposity in high-fat diet-induced rats by besunyen slimming tea

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Supplementing Genistein for Breeder Hens Alters the Growth Performance and Intestinal Health of Offspring

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A Dual Therapeutic Approach to Diabetes Mellitus via Bioactive Phytochemicals Found in a Poly Herbal Extract by Restoration of Favorable Gut Flora and Related Short-Chain Fatty Acids

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The multifaceted regulation of white adipose tissue browning and their therapeutic potential

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Phytotherapy for Obesity Management: The Role of Gut Microbiota in Reshaping Adipose Tissue

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Genistein mitigates diet-induced obesity and metabolic dysfunctions in gonadectomized mice with some sex-differential effects

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ShenLingBaiZhu powder ameliorates obesity and atherosclerosis by inhibiting inflammation and apoptosis through the suppression of the TLR4/NF-κB pathway

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Isoflavones Effects on Vascular and Endothelial Outcomes: How Is the Gut Microbiota Involved?

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Probiotics Modulate the Ruminal Microbiome and Metabolite Availability to Enhance Rumen Barrier Function and Growth Performance in Goats Fed a High-Concentrate Diet

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Direct oral and fiber-derived butyrate supplementation as an anti-obesity treatment via different targets

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Flavonoids and Their Role in Preventing the Development and Progression of MAFLD by Modifying the Microbiota

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Astaxanthin alleviates high-fat diet-induced obesity by promoting adipose thermogenesis: Insights from microbiome-metabolomics

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Food Bioscience, 2025, 65, 106097
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Three Kampo medicines—bofutsushosan, boiogito, and daisaikoto—have different effects on host fat accumulation and the intestinal microbiota in a high-fat-diet–induced mouse model of obesity

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Enzymatic pretreatment of Panax notoginseng leaves alleviates obesity and modulates the gut microbiota in high-fat diet-fed mice

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Lotus leaf extract (LLE) alleviates obesity through gut flora and its metabolites

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Genomics-Microbiome Based Assessment of Bidirectional Causality Between Gut Microbiota and Psoriasis

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Underlying mechanisms and molecular targets of genistein in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus and related complications

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Genistein Enhances GLUT4 Expression and Translocation in the Gastrocnemius Muscle and Improves Systemic Glucose Metabolism in Ovariectomized Mice

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Exploring the role of gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease patients comorbid with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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Impact of the flavonoid-induced intestinal microbiota modulation on global energy metabolism: implication for obesity

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Recent research on the modulation effect of flavor compounds on gut microbiota

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Critical Review on Molecular Mechanisms for Genistein’s Beneficial Effects on Health Through Oxidative Stress Reduction

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