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Combination of dietary fiber and exercise training improves fat loss in mice but does not ameliorate MASLD more than exercise alone.

American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology
April 1, 2025
Artemiy Kovynev et al. (6 authors)
Journal ArticleAnimal Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine the combined impact of fiber and exercise on gut-liver axis modulation and MASLD amelioration in mice.

Results Summary

Fiber supplementation combined with exercise reduced fat mass gain and lowered plasma glucose levels, but only the combination treatment induced fat loss and decreased plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Fiber alone remodeled gut microbial composition, while exercise alone reduced hepatic inflammatory markers.

Population

Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice fed a high-fat high-cholesterol diet.

Effective Dosage

10% inulin (fiber) in the diet.

Duration

Not specified in the abstract.

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (13)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Exercise training and fiber supplementation
decrease
fat mass gain
Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice
-
reduced
#1
Exercise training and fiber supplementation
decrease
plasma glucose levels
Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice
-
lowered
#2
combination of exercise training and fiber-rich diet
decrease
fat loss
Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice
-
induced
#3
combination of exercise training and fiber-rich diet
decrease
plasma triglyceride levels
Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice
-
decreased
#4
combination of exercise training and fiber-rich diet
decrease
plasma cholesterol levels
Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice
-
decreased
#5
Exercise training with and without the addition of fiber
decrease
MASLD score
Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice
-
had a similar ameliorating effect
#6
Exercise without fiber
decrease
hepatic expression of inflammatory markers
Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice
-
decreased
#7
Fiber diet
increase
short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing genera Anaerostipes and Muribaculaceae
Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice
-
increase in the relative abundance
#8
exercise training alone and with fiber
increase
SCFA production
Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice
-
resulted in the highest increase
#9
combination of exercise training and dietary fiber
decrease
fat mass
mice with steatotic liver disease
-
decreases
#10
combination of exercise training and dietary fiber
increase
glucose homeostasis
mice with steatotic liver disease
-
improves
#11
combination of exercise training and dietary fiber
increase
lipid homeostasis
mice with steatotic liver disease
-
improves
#12
fiber supplementation
no change
liver health
mice with steatotic liver disease
-
does not have an additional positive effect
#13
Abstract

Lifestyle interventions, such as diet and exercise, are currently the main therapies against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). However, not much is known about the combined impact of fiber and exercise on the modulation of gut-liver axis and MASLD amelioration. Here, we studied the impact of the combination of exercise training and a fiber-rich diet on the amelioration of MASLD. Male APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice were fed a high-fat high-cholesterol diet with or without the addition of fiber (10% inulin) and exercise trained on a treadmill, or remained sedentary. Exercise training and fiber supplementation reduced fat mass gain and lowered plasma glucose levels. Only the combination treatment, however, induced fat loss and decreased plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels compared with sedentary control mice. Exercise training with and without the addition of fiber had a similar ameliorating effect on the MASLD score. Only exercise without fiber decreased the hepatic expression of inflammatory markers. Fiber diet was mainly responsible for remodeling the gut microbial composition, with an increase in the relative abundance of the short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing genera Anaerostipes and Muribaculaceae, whereas, surprisingly, exercise training alone and with fiber resulted in the highest increase of SCFA production. Overall, the combination of exercise training and dietary fiber decreases fat mass and improves glucose and lipid homeostasis but does not have an additional synergistic positive effect on liver health compared with exercise training alone.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The combination of dietary fiber intake and exercise training has a synergetic beneficial effect on the metabolic health, resulting in fat loss, lowered blood glucose, and lowered plasma lipid levels in mice with steatotic liver disease. However, fiber supplementation, despite a positive remodulation of the gut-liver axis, does not have an additional positive effect on liver health compared with exercise training alone.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AnimalsDietary FiberMalePhysical Conditioning, AnimalMiceLiverGastrointestinal MicrobiomeDiet, High-FatNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseApolipoprotein E3Disease Models, AnimalTriglyceridesBlood Glucose
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality85/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score2.02
Normalized Score0.67
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