Evaluation of stingless bee honey from Heterotrigona itama Cockerell as anti-obesity agent in high fat diet-induced obesity Sprague-Dawley rat model

• Main Author: Mohd Rafie, Ahmad Zulkifli
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Stingless bees; Bee products - Therapeutic use; Obesity - Animal models - Congresses
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83050/1/FBSB%202017%2048%20ir.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83050/

Heterotrigona itama is a common stingless bee species of Malaysia. However, studies on the health benefits of its honey are relatively limited compared to other stingless bee species of the world. In this study, the anti-obesity properties of stingless bee honey from H. itama were evaluated based on...