Cocoa powder, cocoa extract and epicatechin attenuate hypercaloric diet-induced obesity through enhanced β-oxidation and energy expenditure in white adipose tissue

Cocoa powder, cocoa extract and epicatechin attenuate hypercaloric diet-induced obesity through enhanced β-oxidation and energy expenditure in white adipose tissue

Cocoa flavan-3-ols have been shown to exert a positive influence on obesity-related metabolic risk factors. This study evaluated the effects of cocoa powder (Co), cocoa extract (Co-Ex) and its main flavanols (Epi, Cat and PB2) on the expression of genes involved in WAT lipid metabolism in a rat mode...

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Main Authors: Griselda Rabadan-Chávez, Lucia Quevedo-Corona, Angel Miliar Garcia, Elba Reyes-Maldonado, María Eugenia Jaramillo-Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Cocoa powder
Cocoa extract
Epicatechin
Obesity
β-oxidation
Energy expenditure
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615005137

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