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Effects of Cricket Extract on Lipid Metabolism and Body Fat Content in High- Fat Diet Fed Rats |
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| Authors: | Seock-Yeon HWANG† Jong-Bae PARK† Jikhyon HAN Dong-Hwan SEO Sang-Kyun KOH Yun-Bae KIM Chi-Young YUN |
| Institution: | Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju 360-240, Korea;College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361 - 763, Korea;Department of Biology, Daejeon University, Daejeon 300-716, Korea |
| Abstract: | The effect of cricket extract on high‐fat diet fed rat was observed. It was shown that cricket extract prevented the increment of body weight by high‐fat diet. The extract also decreased the value of AST in liver. The most significant effect of the extract was shown on lipid metabolism. The contents of total lipid and total cholesterol in liver and feces were reduced by the extract on dose‐dependent. These statistically significant results were clear in 3% extract treated group (HFD3) while were slight in 1% extract treated group (HFD1). The same result was also shown in body fat content. |
| Keywords: | Cricket Gryllus bimaculatus Lipid metabolism Chitosan |