Lycopene, amaranth, and sorghum red pigments counteract obesity and modulate the gut microbiota in high-fat diet fed C57BL/6 mice
The present study investigated the anti-obesity effects of lycopene (LC), amaranth (AR), and sorghum red (SR) in high-fat diet-induced C57BL/6J mice. Compared with untreated mice on a high-fat diet for 12 weeks, LC, AR, and SR reduced the body weight by 17.9%, 23.5%, and 26.5%, respectively. They ma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464619303615 |