Suzuki Koichiro, Nakagawa Kiyotaka, Miyazawa Taiki, Kato Shunji, Kimura Fumiko, Kamei Masanori, Miyazawa Teruo
Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2013;77(8):1792-4. doi: 10.1271/bbb.130380. Epub 2013 Aug 7.
The lipid and antioxidative/oxidative profiles of livers from rats fed an ethanol liquid diet for 8 weeks provided evidence for an involvement of oxidative stress (e.g., phospholipid peroxidation) in the development of alcoholic fatty liver (AFL), possibly in an early stage. Cacao polyphenol supplementation produced an ameliorating effect, and may help in AFL prevention.