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Supplementation of Heliotropium indicum Linn attenuates obesity and associated metabolic disorders in high‐carbohydrate‐high‐fat diet‐induced obese rats
Author(s) -
Sifat Nazifa,
Zihad S. M. Neamul Kabir,
Lovely Farhana,
Rouf Razina,
Shajib Gazi Mohammad Al,
Alam Md. Ashraful,
Shilpi Jamil A.,
Uddin Shaikh J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of food biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-4514
pISSN - 0145-8884
DOI - 10.1111/jfbc.13444
Subject(s) - obesity , alkaline phosphatase , hypertriglyceridemia , superoxide dismutase , catalase , medicine , glutathione , endocrinology , antioxidant , biology , triglyceride , oxidative stress , biochemistry , cholesterol , enzyme
Abstract Heliotropium indicum Linn is a leafy vegetable that has been used in Bangladeshi ethnomedicinal practices. The attenuation effect of H. indicum supplementation was evaluated in high carbohydrate high‐fat (HCHF) diet‐induced obesity and associated disorders in 8‐weeks‐old female Wister rats. H. indicum significantly ( p < .05) prevented weight gain and improved glucose intolerance in obese rats. It also significantly ( p < .05) ameliorated lipid parameters in HCHF diet fed rats preventing hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia, resulting in improved the artherogenic index (AI). Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities were brought to normal by H. indicum . It significantly elevated superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities as well as increased reduced glutathione (GSH) concentration in liver. The intense liver fat deposition was seen in HCHF fed rats which were relatively low in H. indicum fed rats. Therefore, H. indicum has the ability to prevent obesity and associated metabolic disorders. Practical applications Obesity and associated metabolic disorders are the most common threats to public health. Modern lifestyle and food habits are the main causes behind this malice, and the introduction of functional foods in daily diet is proved to be highly beneficial. Results of this study demonstrated that H. indicum can effectively attenuate obesity and its associated metabolic complications. Therefore, the current study has the merits to promote scientific knowledge of the dietary application of H. indicum as a functional food among the community.