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Plant Foods Hum Nutr
; 76(2): 254-255, 2021 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33830369
RESUMO
Cacao polyphenols (CPs) are known to suppress the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein and cholesterol absorption. Herein, we examined the impact of CP on the lipid metabolism in rats fed CP-rich chocolate, by analyzing liver weight and histology, via hematoxylin-eosin staining. The high-CP group had significantly lighter livers than the CP-free group. Histologically, the high-CP group showed significantly lower liver fat accumulation than the CP-free group. These results suggest that CPs prevent liver fat accumulation, being potentially useful against obesity and related diseases.