Diet- Induced Disease Models

increases in the prevalence of the syndrome. The cause for this increase remains unknown but most hypotheses suggest that changes in diet and exercise play a major role. Higher caloric
intake from fat and simple carbohydrates combined with lower physical activity are believed to be major risk factors in the etiology of the metabolic syndrome.

OpenSource Diets™

Research Diets, Inc has pioneered the formulation and production of diets leading to the Metabolic Syndrome in laboratory animals. Animal models of separate and combined
risk factors for Metabolic Syndrome are critical to advancing our understanding and treatment of this serious medical condition. Research Diets, Inc specializes in providing custom,
investigator-defined purified OpenSource diets. By carefully designing the diet formula to fit your protocol, you have complete control over small or large changes in diet composition. We can vary the source and composition of carbohydrates, fat, and protein to meet the specific needs of
your experimental paradigms. In addition, we can incorporate therapeutic agents into your diet.
Read an article from Animal Lab News on Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Rodent
Models, authored by our scientists.

Contact our Resource Center for valuable insight from years of product experience and publications in the field of metabolic syndrome. Let us formulate the diets to meet your specific
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