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Carotenoids as Anti-obesity Supplements

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The aim of this review is to summarize the current knowledge regarding the biological impact of carotenoids and their metabolites on obesity management. The relationship between carotenoids and obesity management will be envisioned in clinical studies. Adipose tissue is a key organ in obesity etiology and the main storage site for carotenoids, thus we will first describe the carotenoids metabolism in adipocyte and adipose tissue and present the effect of carotenoids on biological processes that may be linked to obesity management in vitro and in preclinical studies. Beside adipose tissue, it is also now well established that the brain is strongly involved in obesity process, thus a part will be dedicated to the potential effect of carotenoids on obesity management via their biological effects on the brain.

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Tourniaire, F., Mounien, L., Landrier, JF. (2020). Carotenoids as Anti-obesity Supplements. In: Jacob-Lopes, E., Queiroz, M., Zepka, L. (eds) Pigments from Microalgae Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50971-2_21

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