Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Korean red ginseng extract reduces body fat in healthy beagles
By Bae, S & Oh, T·Published in Polish journal of veterinary sciences·2019·Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Anti-obesity effects of Korean red ginseng extract in healthy beagles.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of healthy beagles was given a diet and snacks containing Korean red ginseng extract for 8 weeks to see if it could help with weight loss. At the end of the study, the dogs that ate the ginseng diet lost weight and had less body fat, while those that only had the snacks did not show the same results. All the dogs handled the new diet well without any side effects. This suggests that a diet including Korean red ginseng extract could be a helpful option for dogs needing to lose weight.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and anti-obesity effects of the Korean red ginseng extract in dogs. To this end, we fed healthy beagles a Korean red ginseng diet and/or snack for 8 weeks. The dogs were submitted to a thorough physical examination, complete blood count, serum biochemistry analysis, analysis of adipose tissue activity, and body fat-content analysis by computed tomography (CT). At the end of the study period, the dogs that were fed the ginseng extract-diet/snack showed a significant decrease in body weight, body condition score and leptin levels relative to the baseline value. The CT findings revealed a decrease in body fat content in dogs fed the ginseng extract diet but not in those fed the ginseng-extract snack. The results of blood analysis did not show any meaningful changes in any of the dogs. All dogs tolerated the diet/snack well, and there were no adverse events. Our results suggest that the Korean red ginseng extract diet can potentially serve as an anti-obesity diet for reducing fat mass in dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31269358/