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Four-Week Consumption of Malaysian Honey Reduces Excess Weight Gain and Improves Obesity-Related Parameters in High Fat Diet Induced Obese Rats
Joint Authors
Samat, Suhana
Kanyan Enchang, Francis
Nor Hussein, Fuzina
Ismail, Wan Iryani Wan
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Many studies revealed the potential of honey consumption in controlling obesity.
However, no study has been conducted using Malaysian honey.
In this study, we investigated the efficacy of two local Malaysian honey types: Gelam and Acacia honey in reducing excess weight gain and other parameters related to obesity.
The quality of both honey types was determined through physicochemical analysis and contents of phenolic and flavonoid.
Male Sprague-Dawley rats were induced to become obese using high fat diet (HFD) prior to introduction with/without honey or orlistat for four weeks.
Significant reductions in excess weight gain and adiposity index were observed in rats fed with Gelam honey compared to HFD rats.
Moreover, levels of plasma glucose, triglycerides, and cholesterol, plasma leptin and resistin, liver enzymes, renal function test, and relative organ weight in Gelam and Acacia honey treated groups were reduced significantly when compared to rats fed with HFD only.
Similar results were also displayed in rats treated with orlistat, but with hepatotoxicity effects.
In conclusion, consumption of honey can be used to control obesity by regulating lipid metabolism and appears to be more effective than orlistat.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Samat, Suhana& Kanyan Enchang, Francis& Nor Hussein, Fuzina& Ismail, Wan Iryani Wan. 2017. Four-Week Consumption of Malaysian Honey Reduces Excess Weight Gain and Improves Obesity-Related Parameters in High Fat Diet Induced Obese Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152980
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Samat, Suhana…[et al.]. Four-Week Consumption of Malaysian Honey Reduces Excess Weight Gain and Improves Obesity-Related Parameters in High Fat Diet Induced Obese Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152980
American Medical Association (AMA)
Samat, Suhana& Kanyan Enchang, Francis& Nor Hussein, Fuzina& Ismail, Wan Iryani Wan. Four-Week Consumption of Malaysian Honey Reduces Excess Weight Gain and Improves Obesity-Related Parameters in High Fat Diet Induced Obese Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152980
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1152980