title: Anti-obesity effect on rodents of the traditional Japanese food, tororokombu, shaved Laminaria.
abstract: Tororokombu is a traditional Japanese food made from edible kelp. The way to make tororokombu is characterized by shaving kelp very thinly. It was found that tororokombu decreased the serum triglyceride level induced by oil administration to rats and had an anti-obesity effect on obese mice induced by a high-fat diet. These effects were more powerful than those of non-shaved kelp.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Science, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuyoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamitani
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.forename: Kazunaga
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yazawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects; D007564:Japan; D007795:Laminaria / Q000737:chemistry*; D051379:Mice; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D014280:Triglycerides