@ARTICLE{Bae_S._Anti-obesity_2019, author={Bae, S. and Oh, T.}, volume={vol.22}, number={No 2}, journal={Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences}, pages={385-389}, howpublished={online}, year={2019}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences}, publisher={University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn}, 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-con- tent 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.}, type={Article}, title={Anti-obesity effects of Korean red ginseng extract in healthy beagles}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/112844/PDF/25.pdf}, doi={10.24425/pjvs.2019.129298}, keywords={anti-obesity, dog, ginseng}, }