title: Onion peel tea ameliorates obesity and affects blood parameters in a mouse model of high-fat-diet-induced obesity.
abstract: The present study examined the effects of onion peel tea (OPT) in a mouse model of high-fat-diet-induced obesity. BALB/c mice were fed a high-fat diet for three weeks, followed by a normal diet with or without OPT for 28 days. OPT suppressed the increases in body weight and level of epididymal fat tissue; it also significantly reduced the serum concentrations of total cholesterol on day 14 and those of glucose and leptin on day 28. The results indicate that OPT has anti-obesity effects in an experimental mouse model of high-fat-diet-induced obesity.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.affiliation: Finarl Co., Ltd., Tottori 680-1167, Japan.
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuka
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imagawa
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osaki
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamoto
keywords: anti-obesity; functional food; leptin; onion peel; tea