Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid that occurs naturally in certain algae. It significantly reduces abdominal white adipose tissue -WAT) in mice and rats when included in their diet. Fucoxanthin increases the amount of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 -UCP1), a fatty acid-stimulated protein involved in respiration and thermogenesis in WAT of mice and rats. In KK-Ay mice, which are used to model obese Type 2 diabetics with hyperinsulinemia, fucoxanthin reduces WAT gain and also decreases blood glucose and plasma insulin levels.
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A carotenoid that occurs naturally in certain algae; significantly reduces abdominal white adipose tissue -WAT) in mice and rats when included in their diet; increases the amount of UCP1 protein in WAT; decreases blood glucose and plasma insulin levels in diabetic mice