Reducing Effect of Feeding Powdered Nacre of Pinctada maxima on the Visceral Fat of Rats

Masayuki SHONO; Ichiro SHIMIZU; Eriko AOYAGI; Tatsuya TANIGUCHI; Hidetaka TAKENAKA; Momoko ISHIKAWA; Mari URATA; Katsutaka SANNOMIYA; Katsuyoshi TAMAKI; Nagakatsu HARADA; Yutaka NAKAYA; Tetsuji TAKAYAMA

doi:10.1271/bbb.80267

Food & Nutrition Science Notes

Reducing Effect of Feeding Powdered Nacre of Pinctada maxima on the Visceral Fat of Rats

Masayuki SHONO, Ichiro SHIMIZU, Eriko AOYAGI, Tatsuya TANIGUCHI, Hidetaka TAKENAKA, Momoko ISHIKAWA, Mari URATA, Katsutaka SANNOMIYA, Katsuyoshi TAMAKI, Nagakatsu HARADA, Yutaka NAKAYA, Tetsuji TAKAYAMA

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Masayuki SHONO
Support Center for Advanced Medical Sciences, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Ichiro SHIMIZU
Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Eriko AOYAGI
Support Center for Advanced Medical Sciences, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Tatsuya TANIGUCHI
Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Hidetaka TAKENAKA
Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Momoko ISHIKAWA
Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Mari URATA
Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Katsutaka SANNOMIYA
Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Katsuyoshi TAMAKI
Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Nagakatsu HARADA
Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Yutaka NAKAYA
Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School
Tetsuji TAKAYAMA
Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School

Keywords: nacre, visceral fat, triglyceride

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2008 Volume 72 Issue 10 Pages 2761-2763

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.80267

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Abstract

An abdominal fat accumulation complicated by high blood triglycerides is regarded as a risk factor of metabolic syndrome. Feeding powdered nacre, mother of pearl, from Pinctada maxima, resulted in reduced body weight, visceral fat amount, and blood triglyceride level without influencing the food intake, body length, or amount of muscular tissue, suggesting that nacre powder specifically could decrease visceral fat.

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