Effects of maca (Lepidium meyenii) on nutrient digestibility and major nutrient transporters in rats fed a high-fat diet.

Nurhan Şahin Cemal Orhan Hasan Gencoglu Besir Er Ibrahim Hanifi Özercan James Richard Komorowski Kazım Şahin

Published in: Food science & nutrition (2021)

Maca supplementation improved the digestibility of nutrients and expressions of nutrient transporters in the small intestine of the rats. These results indicate the positive communication between maca consumption and nutrient absorption in the small intestines of the animals.

Keyphrases

high fat diet
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
type diabetes
heavy metals
metabolic syndrome
risk assessment