Improvement of physiological parameters of rats subjected to hypercaloric diet, with the use of Pereskia grandifolia (Cactaceae) leaf flour

• Published in: Obesity research & clinical practice Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 701 - 709
• Main Authors: de Almeida, Martha Elisa Ferreira, Simão, Anderson Assaid, Corrêa, Angelita Duarte, de Barros Fernandes, Regiane Victória
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Bioactive compounds; Body Mass Index; Cactaceae; Eating - drug effects; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Energy Intake; Feeding Behavior - drug effects; Hypercaloric diet; Internal Medicine; Lipid Metabolism - drug effects; Liver - drug effects; Liver - metabolism; Male; Obesity; Obesity - diet therapy; Obesity - drug therapy; Obesity - etiology; Obesity - metabolism; Ora-pro-nobis; Organ Size; Plant Preparations - pharmacology; Plant Preparations - therapeutic use; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Weight Loss - drug effects; Rats; Obesity; Bioactive compounds; Hypercaloric diet; Ora-pro-nobis

Summary Objective The aim of the present study was to investigate the anti-obesity effects of Pereskia grandifolia leaf flour on rats fed a hypercaloric diet. Methods After a hypercaloric diet for 10 weeks, 21 animals were divided into the following groups and were fed the following diets for 4 week...