Dietary fermented products using koji mold and sweet potato-shochu distillery by-product promotes hepatic and serum cholesterol levels and modulates gut microbiota in mice fed a high-cholesterol diet

It has been reported that fermented products (FPs) prepared from sweet potato-shochu distillery by-product suppressed weight gain and decreased serum cholesterol levels in mice under normal dietary conditions. Furthermore, from the information gained from the above data regarding health benefits of...

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Main Authors: Toshiki Kosakai, Hirotaka Kato, Cho Sho, Kuniaki Kawano, Ken-ichi Iwai, Yoshikazu Takase, Kenjiro Ogawa, Kazuo Nishiyama, Masao Yamasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7671.pdf