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Article: Dietary fish oil and Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame) synergistically decrease rat serum and liver triacylglycerol
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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Dietary Fish Oil and Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame) Synergistically Decrease Rat Serum and Liver Triacylglycerol1
ABSTRACT Japanese eating habits are characterized by the consumption of various food materials such as cereals, vegetables, fish, shellfish, marine algae and meat. Therefore, properties of functional substances in food materials may be enhanced or lessened by the combination of various food materials. In the present study, we examined how the combination of wakame and fish containing polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are typical Japanese food materials, affected rat lipid metabolism. Rats were fed one of four diets [control diet (C), AIN-76 diet with 5 g/100 g rapeseed oil; ...