Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
- Volume 4 Issue 3
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- Pages.184-187
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- 1999
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- 2287-1098(pISSN)
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- 2287-8602(eISSN)
Capsaicin Increases Swimming Endurance Capapcity in High-Fat-Fed Mice
- Kim, Kyung-Mi (Research Institute of Basic Science and Medical Physics, Kyonggi University) ;
- Kang, Duk-Ho (Department of Physical Education, Soonchunhyang University)
- Published : 1999.09.01
Abstract
Increase in fat mobilization by capsaicin(CAP) was investigated in high-fat-fed mice using an adjustable current water pool. Male ICR 7-wk-old mice were fed a high fat diet [50% total energy content in the diet(E%) fat, 20 E% protein, 30E% carbohydrate] for 2 wk and one group (HCAP) was orally administered CAP at 2 h before swimming. After being accustomed to swimming , the mice were subjected to forced swimming every 2d in the current water pol and the total swimming period until exhaustion was measured . The total swimming period was used as index of swimming capacity. Swimming time to exhaustion of treated mice was significantly longer than that of the high-fat-fed control group (100.2