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Effects of supplementation with kombucha and green banana flour on Wistar rats fed with a cafeteria diet.

Heliyon
May 1, 2021
Marianela Andrea Díaz Urrutia et al. (10 authors)
Journal ArticleAnimal Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the effects of kombucha supplementation, alone and combined with green banana flour, on metabolic and liver health in rats fed a cafeteria diet.

Results Summary

Kombucha did not prevent diet-induced liver or lipid profile changes but increased satiety, leading to less weight gain. Its high polyphenol content did not show hepatoprotective or antioxidant effects as expected.

Population

Wistar rats fed a cafeteria diet.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (14)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
cafeteria diet (CAF)
increase
lipid and liver profile
Wistar rats
-
altered
#1
kombucha and green banana flour (GBF)
no change
changes in lipid and liver profile
Wistar rats fed with cafeteria diet
-
did not prevent
#2
kombucha and green banana flour (GBF)
decrease
feed intake
Wistar rats
-
presented lower
#3
kombucha and green banana flour (GBF)
decrease
weight gain
Wistar rats
-
less
#4
cafeteria diet (CAF)
increase
liver histology
Wistar rats
-
revealed vacuolization
#5
cafeteria diet (CAF)
increase
liver enzymes
Wistar rats
-
confirmed by the results
#6
cafeteria diet (CAF)
no change
blood glucose
Wistar rats
-
no increase
#7
cafeteria diet (CAF)
increase
lipid profile
Wistar rats
-
changes were observed
#8
Control treatment/commercial feed
decrease
body fat
Wistar rats
-
lowest
#9
Control treatment/commercial feed
increase
protein levels
Wistar rats
-
highest
#10
kombucha and green banana flour (GBF)
increase
antioxidant capacity in the liver
Wistar rats
-
differences were observed
#11
kombucha
no change
hepatoprotective effect as an antioxidant
Wistar rats
-
did not exert
#12
kombucha and green banana flour (GBF)
increase
satiety
Wistar rats
-
generated greater satiety
#13
kombucha and green banana flour (GBF)
decrease
weight gain
Wistar rats
-
leading to less
#14
Abstract

INTRODUCTION: With the increase of chronic diseases as a consequence of the population's eating habits, there is also a growing interest in foods rich in bioactive compounds capable of mitigating these diseases. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of supplementation with kombucha and green banana flour (GBF) on Wistar rats fed with cafeteria diet (CAF). METHODS: The animals were randomized into five groups of seven animals each, which were fed with the following diets: Treatment 1 (T1): Control treatment/commercial feed; Treatment 2 (T2): cafeteria diet (CAF); Treatment 3 (T3): CAF + kombucha; Treatment 4 (T4): CAF + green banana flour (GBF); Treatment 5 (T5): CAF + GBF + kombucha. Daily weight gain, daily food consumption, feed conversion, blood glucose, total cholesterol and fractions, triglycerides, liver enzymes, antioxidant activity, and body composition were evaluated. RESULTS: T5 presented lower feed intake and less weight gain. Liver histology revealed vacuolization in all treatments except T1, which was confirmed by the results of liver enzymes. There was no increase in blood glucose, and changes were observed in the lipid profile of the animals. T1 had the lowest body fat and the highest protein levels. Differences were observed for the antioxidant capacity in the liver of animals among treatments. CONCLUSION: The intake of cafeteria diet altered the lipid and liver profile of the animals and the consumption of kombucha and GBF did not prevent these changes. The high polyphenols level of kombucha did not exert a hepatoprotective effect as an antioxidant. However, this supplementation generated greater satiety in the animals, leading to less weight gain until the end of the experiment.

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Quality Scores
Safety70
Efficacy50/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations5
Citations/Year1.3
Relative Citation Ratio0.68
NIH Percentile36.4%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.13
Normalized Score0.63
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