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  • Insect protein slows weight gain, boosts health status in obese mice

    Jul 26, 2023 11:45 am by Lauren QuinnResearch
    Study author Kelly Swanson. Photo by Brian Stauffer

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    • Study author Kelly Swanson. Photo by Brian Stauffer

    The mice didn't lose weight, 'they just slowed their gain with the mealworms,' says researcher Kelly Swanson. But, 'their LDL, so-called "bad cholesterol," went down and the HDL, "good cholesterol," went up.'