Consumption of baru nuts (Dipteryx alata) in the treatment of obese mice

• Autor(a) principal: Araújo,Andreia Cristina Ferraz
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Rocha,Juliete Castro, Paraiso,Alanna Fernandes, Ferreira,Adaliene Versiani Matos, Santos,Sergio Henrique Sousa, Pinho,Lucineia de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Ciência Rural
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000200405
• topic: obesity; functional food; baru nuts

ABSTRACT: The present study evaluated the effects of baru nut consumption on body weight, percent adiposity, amount of adipose tissue and blood levels in obese male Swiss mice. After inducing obesity by providing high-glucose diet (60 days), the mice were divided into 4 groups (7 animals per group) and were fed on a control diet (C), high-glucose diet (HG) or high-glucose diet added with baru (HGBA) or soybean oil (HGSO). Groups fed with diet HGBA had a decrease in the weight gain and glucose and triglyceride levels when compared to diet HG. Aimals fed with HG exhibited a higher proportion of epididymal and retroperitoneal adipose tissue. The inclusion of baru nut in the diet improved the control of weight gain and glucose and triglyceride levels in obese mice.