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Therapeutic Effect of Seaweed Derived Xanthophyl Carotenoid on Obesity Management; Overview of the Last Decade

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Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea
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Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea
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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(7), 2502; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21072502
Received: 6 March 2020 / Revised: 26 March 2020 / Accepted: 2 April 2020 / Published: 3 April 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antioxidants and Obesity)
Present-day lifestyles associated with high calorie-fat intake and accumulation, as well as energy imbalance, have led to the development of obesity and its comorbidities, which have emerged as some of the major health issues globally. To combat the disease, many studies have reported the anti-obesity effects of natural compounds in foods, with some advantages over chemical treatments. Carotenoids, such as xanthophyll derived from seaweeds, have attracted the attention of researchers due to their notable biological activities, which are associated mainly with their antioxidant properties. Their involvement in oxidative stress modulation, the regulation of major transcription factors and enzymes, and their antagonistic effects on various obesity parameters have been examined in both in vitro and in vivo studies. The present review is a collation of published research over the last decade on the antioxidant properties of seaweed xanthophyll carotenoids, with a focus on fucoxanthin and astaxanthin and their mechanisms of action in obesity prevention and treatment. View Full-Text
Keywords: carotenoids; seaweeds; antioxidants; astaxanthin; fucoxanthin; anti-obesity; oxidative stress carotenoids; seaweeds; antioxidants; astaxanthin; fucoxanthin; anti-obesity; oxidative stress
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Ojulari, O.V.; Lee, S.G.; Nam, J.-O. Therapeutic Effect of Seaweed Derived Xanthophyl Carotenoid on Obesity Management; Overview of the Last Decade. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21, 2502. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21072502

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Ojulari OV, Lee SG, Nam J-O. Therapeutic Effect of Seaweed Derived Xanthophyl Carotenoid on Obesity Management; Overview of the Last Decade. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020; 21(7):2502. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21072502

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Ojulari, Oyindamola V., Seul G. Lee, and Ju-Ock Nam. 2020. "Therapeutic Effect of Seaweed Derived Xanthophyl Carotenoid on Obesity Management; Overview of the Last Decade" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21, no. 7: 2502. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21072502

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