Supplementing a high-fat diet with citrus flavonoid eriocitrin may improve markers of metabolic health, inflammation and oxidative stress in obese mice eating a high-fat diet, says a new study. The citrus flavonoid was associated with significant reductions in levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, markers of insulin resistance markers at low (10 and 25 mg/kg bw) and high (100 mg/kg bw) doses, report scientists from Sao Paulo State University in Brazil, and the U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. The best results wer...