Superba Krill Oil Benefits Cholesterol

September 21, 2009

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OSLO, NorwayA new study performed for the biotechnology company Aker BioMarine demonstrated Superba Krill Oil might individuals with metabolic syndrome and fatty liver (J Agric Food Chem. 2009).

In the pre-clinical study, feeding mice a high-fat diet led to a significant increase in the amount of fat and cholesterol in the liver. A control group was fed a low-fat diet. The food supplement Superba Krill Oil, rich in omega-3 phospholipids, significantly reduced fat and cholesterol in the liver of mice fed the high-fat diet. Moreover, Superba Krill Oil reduced the level of cholesterol in the blood. Mice fed the high-fat diet had a 65-percent increase in cholesterol levels relative to mice fed the low-fat diet. It decreased the amount of cholesterol to a normal level in mice fed the high-fat diet.

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