Curcumin and piperine supplementation of obese mice under caloric restriction modulates body fat and interleukin-1β

Abstract Background Dietary bioactive compounds capable of improving metabolic profiles would be of great value, especially for overweight individuals undergoing a caloric restriction (CR) regimen. Curcumin (Cur), a possible anti-obesity compound, and piperine (Pip), a plausible enhancer of Cur’s bi...

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Main Authors: Taiki Miyazawa, Kiyotaka Nakagawa, Sharon H. Kim, Michael J. Thomas, Ligi Paul, Jean-Marc Zingg, Gregory G. Dolnikowski, Susan B. Roberts, Fumiko Kimura, Teruo Miyazawa, Angelo Azzi, Mohsen Meydani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-018-0250-6