title: The effect of aqueous extract of gross and commercial yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) on intra-abdominal and epididymal fat and glucose levels in male Wistar rats.
abstract: This study analyzed the plasma lipid profile, glucose levels and fat deposits in male rats treated with aqueous extract of gross yerba mate, commercial yerba mate or water. Yerba mate treatment did not change body weight gain and lipid profile. The consumption of gross yerba mate significantly increased blood glucose (6.6 mmol/L) as compared to the water (4.8 mmol/L) and commercial group (5.2 mmol/L) and decreased epididymal and intra-abdominal deposits (10.1mg/g and 23.7 mg/g of weight) as compared to the water (15.4 mg/g and 36.9 mg/g of weight) and commercial group (12.5mg/g and 28 mg/g of weight). The results suggest that gross yerba mate reduces fat more efficiently but produces a greater increase in blood glucose when compared to commercial yerba mate and water groups.
authors: Centro de Ciências da Saúde e Centro de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS), Av. Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1130, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, 95070-560, Brazil.
authors: Raquel D'Agostini
authors: RD
authors: Silva
authors: Audrin Loss Scopel
authors: AL
authors: Bueno
authors: Carin Weirich
authors: CW
authors: Gallon
authors: Luana Ferreira
authors: LF
authors: Gomes
authors: Samuel
authors: S
authors: Kaiser
authors: Cabral
authors: C
authors: Pavei
authors: George González
authors: GG
authors: Ortega
authors: Luiz Carlos
authors: LC
authors: Kucharski
authors: Matheus Parmegiani
authors: MP
authors: Jahn