The team, at Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) in Brazil, conducted an experiment with 50 mice, treating
them with flavanones found in oranges, limes and lemons.
Not exact matches
But hesperidin, eriocitrin and eriodictyol decreased the TBARS levels in the liver by 50 percent, 57 percent and 64 percent, respectively, compared
with mice fed a high - fat diet but not given
flavanones.
These researchers wanted to observe the effects of citrus
flavanones for the first time on mice
with no genetic modifications and that were fed a high - fat diet.
Next, the team will explore how best to administer these
flavanones, whether in citrus juice, by consuming the fruit or developing a pill
with these antioxidants.