Malícia honey (Mimosa quadrivalvis L.) produced by the jandaíra bee (Melipona subnitida D.) improves anxious-like behaviour and has anti-adiposity effect in cafeteria diet-induced obese rats

This study evaluated the anti-adiposity and anxiolytic effects of malícia honey (MH) on obese rats. A total of 40 male Wistar rats were initially randomized into four groups: healthy (HG); obese (OG); and healthy (HGH) and obese (OGH) both treated with malícia honey by gavage (1000 mg/kg). The rats...

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Main Authors: Maria Luiza Rolim Bezerra, Mirela Gouveia-Nhanca, Marcos dos Santos Lima, Guilherme Costa de Oliveira, Januse Míllia Dantas de Araújo, Adriano Francisco Alves, Marciane Magnani, Mirian Graciela da Silva Stiebbe Salvadori, Jailane de Souza Aquino
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464623005728