Systemic and Adipose Tissue Redox Balance in Sprague-Dawley Rats Fed Standard Fat and High Fat Diets Supplemented with Lycopene (OR24-04-19)

Dietary fat has been shown to enhance oxidative stress and adipose tissue (AT) accrual, further exacerbating redox imbalance. Lycopene is a potent lipophilic antioxidant with singlet oxygen quenching abilities. Thus, lycopene may mediate excess levels of oxidative stress imposed by a high fat diet. The purpose of this study was to evaluate systemic and AT redox balance in Sprague-Dawley rats fed lycopene-supplemented diets meeting and exceeding...