Onion’s ability to reduce feeding and weight in fat-fed obese mice: its induction by cut and incubation at room temperature
Abstract Health benefits with onion have been widely documented. However, its effect on obesity remains elusive. Here, we show an ability of onion to reduce food intake and weight in fat-fed obese mice: it appears upon cut and 35 °C-incubation but is masked under no cut and immediate 100 °C-exposure. We propose “cut and incubation” as critical processing/cooking to elicit onion’s anti-obesity ability.
Authors
- Kohei Morikawa
- Toshihiko Yada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4160-2652)
- Atsushi Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-199X)
- Takahiro Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4364-2110)
- Yutaka Seino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1099-7989)
- Shin Tsunekawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9890-5777)
- Yusuke Seino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9099-3493)
- Yusaku Iwasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0655-4384)
- Yermek Rakhat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1233-0392)
- Daisuke Yabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5334-7687)
- Soo Takasu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6053-2269)
- Lei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7676-7804)
- Seiya Banno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7345-7974)
- Dauren Zhantleu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4102-7229)
- Hiroshi DOI
- Masanori Asada
Institutions
- Kurume University (JP)
- Koshien University (JP)
- Fujita Health University (JP)
- Kyoto Prefectural University (JP)
- Gifu Pharmaceutical University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Kansai Electric Power (Japan) (JP)
- Gifu University of Medical Science (JP)
- Gifu University (JP)
- Kibi International University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
- Published
- 2026-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbag155
- Primary Topic
- Garlic and Onion Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00