Effectiveness of rutin-rich Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn.) ‘Manten-Kirari’ in body weight reduction related to its antioxidant properties: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Rutin, a phenolic compound, has antioxidant, anti-dyslipidaemic, and body weight-reducing effects. We evaluated the anti-arteriosclerotic, antioxidant, and body weight-reducing effects of rutin-rich Tartary buckwheat. We randomly divided 144 adult subjects into an active test food group consuming pr...

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Main Authors: Mie Nishimura, Tatsuya Ohkawara, Yuji Sato, Hiroki Satoh, Tatsuro Suzuki, Koji Ishiguro, Takahiro Noda, Toshikazu Morishita, Jun Nishihira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616302122