Amelioration of Obesity in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet with Uronic Acid-Rich Polysaccharides Derived from .

Obesity is rapidly becoming an emerging disease in developing countries due to the Westernization of societies and lifestyle changes. This study evaluated the ameliorative effect of acidic heteropolysaccharides derived from (TFPS) on high-fat diet (HFD; 34.9% fat)-induced obesity in mice.