Acidic Activated Charcoal Prevents Obesity and Insulin Resistance in High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice

Obesity is becoming a major public health problem worldwide. Making charcoal from wood (“Sumi-yaki”) has been a traditional activity in the southern part of Nagano Prefecture for centuries, with activated charcoal having reported detoxifying effects. However, it is unclear whether activated charcoal...

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Main Authors: Xuguang Zhang, Pan Diao, Hiroaki Yokoyama, Yoshiki Inoue, Kazuhiro Tanabe, Xiaojing Wang, Chihiro Hayashi, Tomoki Yokoyama, Zhe Zhang, Xiao Hu, Takero Nakajima, Takefumi Kimura, Jun Nakayama, Makoto Nakamuta, Naoki Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.852767/full