Study Results from University of Connecticut in the Area of Atherosclerosis Reported [Dietary Sugar Kelp (saccharina Latissima) Consumption Did Not Attenuate Atherosclerosis In Low-density Lipoprotein Receptor Knockout Mice].

A study conducted at the University of Connecticut investigated the effects of dietary sugar kelp consumption on atherosclerosis in mice. The researchers fed low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout (Ldlr KO) mice an atherogenic diet supplemented with sugar kelp and found that it did not prevent the development of atherosclerosis. The consumption of sugar kelp also did not have significant effects on body weight, fat mass, lean mass, energy expenditure, or physical activity. However, there were increases in the expression of certain markers of inflammation in the mice fed the sugar kelp diet. Overall, the study concluded that dietary sugar kelp did not have anti-atherogenic or hepatoprotective effects in Ldlr KO mice. [Extracted from the article]