Título QUERCETIN EFFECTS ON WEIGHT GAIN AHD CALORIC INTAKE IN EXERCISED RATS
Autores CASUSO PÉREZ, RAFAEL, Martinez-Lopez, E. J. , Hita-Contreras, F. , Camiletti-Moiron, D. , Martinez-Amat, A.
Publicación externa Si
Medio BIOLOGY OF SPORT
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 4
Cuartil SJR 3
Impacto JCR 0.789
Impacto SJR 0.311
Fecha de publicacion 01/01/2014
ISI 000337214700010
DOI 10.5604/20831862.1086734
Abstract Quercetin is a flavonoid which activates oxidative metabolism. Quercetin may reduce weight gain by decreasing feed efficiency. The present study aims to evaluate weight gain, caloric intake and feed efficiency in exercised and sedentary rats supplemented with quercetin. Wistar rats were divided into four groups: quercetin-exercise training (QT), quercetin-sedentary (QS), placebo-exercise training (PT) and placebo-sedentary (PS). Rats were exercised and/or orally supplemented with quercetin (25 mg.kg(-1) on alternate days) during six weeks. Weight gain of the QT group decreased when compared with the PT and PS groups. Exercised groups increased cumulative caloric intake during the experimental period. The QT group rats also reduced their feed efficiency when compared with the QS and PS groups. These results suggest that quercetin is not able to decrease weight gain because no differences were found between placebo and quercetin condition either in the sedentary or in the training condition.
Palabras clave flavonoids; body weight; training; feed efficiency
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