Effects of sago starch on body weight, food intake, caecum short chain fatty acids, adipose tissue, and hepatic lipid content of fat-induced Sprague Dawley rats

• Main Authors: Thompson, M. S., Dahari, S. I., Shamsuddin, M. S., Rashed, A., Sarbini, Shahrul Razid
• Format: Article
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97007/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/ifrj-2021-28-issue-5.html
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Sago starch which naturally contains high amount of resistant starch, comes to the attention due to its ability to confer health benefits as functional food i.e., prebiotic. The present work aimed to investigate the effects of sago starch consumption on body weight, satiation, caecum short chain fa...