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Original Articles

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

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Pages 2761-2763 | Received 21 Apr 2008, Accepted 29 May 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014
 

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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