Brown Seaweed <i>Sargassum siliquosum</i> as an Intervention for Diet-Induced Obesity in Male Wistar Rats

Brown Seaweed <i>Sargassum siliquosum</i> as an Intervention for Diet-Induced Obesity in Male Wistar Rats

The therapeutic potential of <i>Sargassum siliquosum</i> grown in Australian tropical waters was tested in a rat model of metabolic syndrome. Forty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into four groups of 12 rats and each group was fed a different diet for 16 weeks: corn starch diet (C);...

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Main Authors: Ryan du Preez, Marie Magnusson, Marwan E. Majzoub, Torsten Thomas, Christina Praeger, Christopher R. K. Glasson, Sunil K. Panchal, Lindsay Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
<i>Sargassum siliquosum</i>
brown seaweed
fucoidans
alginates
gut microbiota
metabolic syndrome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/6/1754

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