Anti-Obesity Activity of the Marine Carotenoid Fucoxanthin
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Anti-Obesity Activity of the Marine Carotenoid Fucoxanthin
Nowadays the global tendency towards physical activity reduction and an augmented dietary intake of fats, sugars and calories is leading to a growing propagation of overweight, obesity and lifestyle-related diseases, such diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome. In particular, obesity, characterized as a state of low-level inflammation, is a powerful determinant both in the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Drugs
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1660-3397
DOI: 10.3390/md13042196