Abstract:Objective: To evaluate the effects of noni consumption on risk factors for cardiovascular disease, fasting glucose and hepatic and renal function in rats fed a high-fat diet. Methods: 18 Wistar rats were divided into three groups. Group control (C) was fed with high-fat diet and water. Group's noni juice (NJ) and noni infusion (NI) received the same diet and noni juice and infusion, respectively, for 4 weeks. After this time were assessed anthropometric measurements, adiposity, organ weights and biochemical me… Show more
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