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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2024

Dicarboxylic acids counteract the metabolic effects of a Western diet by boosting energy expenditure.

Lidia Castagneto-Gissey, Stefan R Bornstein, Geltrude Mingrone

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. ExploringBiomolecules & therapeutics · 2026
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Lidia Castagneto-GisseyDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Stefan R BornsteinDepartment of Medicine III, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der Technischen Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Geltrude MingroneDivision of Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity has reached pandemic proportion not only in the West but also in other countries around the world; it is now one of the leading causes of death worldwide. A Western diet is rich in saturated fats and provides more calories than necessary, contributing to the rise of the obesity rate. It also promotes the development of liver steatosis, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia. In this issue of the JCI, Goetzman and colleagues describe the effects of consuming dicarboxylic acids (DAs) as an alternative source of dietary fat. The 12-carbon dicarboxylic acid (DC12) was administered to mice at 20% of their daily caloric intake for nine weeks in place of triglycerides. Notably, the change in diet increased the metabolic rate, reduced body fat, reduced liver fat, and improved glucose tolerance. These findings highlight DAs as useful energy nutrients for combatting obesity and treating various metabolic disorders.

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Dicarboxylic AcidsDiet, WesternEnergy MetabolismObesityAnimalsHumansMiceDicarboxylic Acids

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PMCPMC11178524

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