Jaboticaba (Myrciaria jaboticaba (Vell.) Berg.) peel improved triglycerides excretion and hepatic lipid peroxidation in high-fat-fed rats

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of high-fat diets with 1%, 2%, and 4% freeze-dried jaboticaba peel on the serum, liver, and fecal lipid profile of obese rats. METHODS: Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups. Obesity was induced in four groups using...

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Main Authors: Ângela Giovana Batista, Sabrina Alves Lenquiste, Carolin Moldenhauer, Juliana Teixeira Godoy, Soely Maria Pissini Machado Reis, Mário Roberto Maróstica Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2013-10-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732013000500008&lng=en&tlng=en