A recent study at the University of Houston, Texas assessed pomegranate seed oil (POMo) for its ability to offset the side effects associated with weight gain.
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Male mice were divided into one of three groups: high-fat (HF), HF+seed oil (HF+POMo) or lean control (LN). In the HF and HF+POMo groups, mice were provided access ad libitum to a high-fat chow (60 percent of energy from fat). Mice in the HF+POMo group were supplemented with 61.79 mg of POMo/d. The LN group consumed a restricted low-fat (10 percent of energy from fat) chow to maintain body weight within 5 percent of initial weight.
Weight gain was associated with an increase in biomarkers of cholesterol profile, glucose sensitivity, adipose tissue accumulation and systemic low-grade inflammation (P<0.05).
POMo only altered body weight accumulation, final body weight, leptin, adiponectin and insulin (P<0.05). Researchers found despite a similar level of energy intake, HF mice had a greater concentration of leptin and a lower concentration of adiponectin compared to HF+POMo mice.
POMo intake was associated with an improvement in insulin sensitivity, suggesting the risk of developing type 2 diabetes may have been reduced; however, cardiovascular disease risk did not change
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