Belemets N. Morpho-functional analysis digestive organs in conditions of glutamate-induced obesity.

The spread of obesity among the population of economically developed countries is now not only a social but also a biomedical problem. Obesity is considered a risk factor for many metabolic diseases, including diabetes, ischemic heart disease, osteoarthritis, and even cancer. Today, obesity is becoming an epidemic: about 1.9 billion people on the planet are overweight. WHO has recognized obesity as a global epidemic and has brought it under control. Therefore, the search for new non-toxic means of preventing the development of obesity is an important task of modern science. Obesity is closely linked to systemic inflammation and oxidative stress. The influence of antioxidants on fat metabolism and obesity has been extensively discussed in the modern scientific literature. Researchers have shown the presence of melanin in visceral adipose tissue. This pigment is known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.