A krill oil supplemented diet suppresses hepatic steatosis in high-fat fed rats.

Krill oil (KO) is a dietary source of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, mainly represented by eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid bound to phospholipids. The supplementation of a high-fat diet with 2.5% KO efficiently prevented triglyceride and cholesterol accumulation in liver of treated...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Ferramosca, Annalea Conte, Lena Burri, Kjetil Berge, Francesco De Nuccio, Anna Maria Giudetti, Vincenzo Zara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22685607/pdf/?tool=EBI