Healthy fats improve nerve function in obese mice

Monday, March 18, 2019 - 19:30 in Health & Medicine

Swapping dietary saturated fats for monounsaturated fats reverses nerve damage and restores nerve function in male mice, finds new preclinical research. These data support further investigation of diets rich in healthy fats as a potential treatment for the nerve damage that occurs with diabetes, known as diabetic neuropathy.

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