Cocoa polyphenols treatment ameliorates visceral obesity by reduction lipogenesis and promoting fatty acid oxidation genes in obese rats through interfering with AMPK pathway

• Main Authors: Ali, Faisal, Ismail, Amin, Mohd Esa, Norhaizan, Chong, Pei Pei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59674/1/Cocoa%20polyphenols%20treatment%20ameliorates%20visceral%20obesity%20by%20reduction%20lipogenesis%20and%20promoting%20fatty%20acid%20oxidation%20genes%20in%20obese%20rats%20through%20interfering%20with%20AMPK%20pathway.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59674/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/ejlt.201400581/abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the pharmacological activity of cocoa polyphenols (CPs) on visceral obesity markers and the possible mechanisms. In this study, Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats were fed either a low-fat diet (LFD) or a high-fat diet (HFD). After 12 wk of diet intervention, only one g...