Moroorange juice prevents fatty liver in mice

To establish if the juice of Moro, an anthocyanin-rich orange, may improve liver damage in mice with diet-induced obesity.Eight-week-old mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) and were administrated water or Moro juice for 12 wk. Liver morphology, gene expression of lipid transcription factors, and metabolic enzymes were assessed.Mice fed HFD displayed increased body weight, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. Moro juice administration limited...