Description
Rutin (rutoside or rutinoside) is a flavonoid found in a wide variety of plants including citrus fruit.
Composition
It is a phenolic compound called a “glycoside”; consisting of the flavonol quercetin and the disaccharide rutinose.
Healing Properties
Metabolism
Rutin improves metabolic functions.[1]
Blood Sugar
Rutin improves glucose homeostasis.[1:1]
Weight Loss
Rutin can potentially be used to treat obesity in humans.[1:2]
Brown Fat Activation
Rutin ameliorates obesity through brown fat activation.[1:3]
Endothelial Health
Disease / Symptom Treatment
Metabolic Disorders
Rutin may provide a novel therapeutic approach to the treatment of metabolic disorders.[1:4]
Obesity
Rutin ameliorates obesity through brown fat activation.[1:5]
Title: Rutin ameliorates obesity through brown fat activation
Institution(s): The University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Yanbian University, Yanji, China
Publication: The Faseb Journal
Date: October 2016
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