The Claim

In rats fed a high-fat and high-fructose diet, supplementation with sacha inchi oil at doses ranging from 0.13 to 0.39 g/day results in comparable reductions in hepatic triglyceride accumulation and lipogenic gene expression, indicating that the lowest tested dose achieves a maximal biological effect.

Source: Sacha inchi oil suppresses hepatic triglyceride synthesis through inhibition of lipogenic gene expression in rats with high-fat and high-fructose intake

What the research says

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In plain English

In rats eating a high-fat, high-sugar diet, adding sacha inchi oil at any dose between 0.13 and 0.39 grams per day reduces fat buildup and gene activity related to fat production in the liver, and the smallest dose works as well as the largest.

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In rats fed a high-fat and high-fructose diet, sacha inchi oil supplementation at all tested doses (0.13–0.39 g/day) produces similar reductions in hepatic triglyceride accumulation and lipogenic gene expression, suggesting that even the lowest dose is sufficient to elicit a maximal biological effect.

Why this might work

Omega-3 fatty acids from sacha inchi oil block the activation of key fat-making switches in the liver, reduce the production of building blocks for fat, and break down the enzyme that assembles fat molecules, all of which stop excess fat from building up in the liver.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Sacha inchi oil suppresses hepatic triglyceride synthesis through inhibition of lipogenic gene expression in rats with high-fat and high-fructose intake

    In rats eating a fatty, sugary diet, even the tiniest amount of sacha inchi oil worked just as well as the biggest amount at reducing liver fat and fat-making genes — so more oil didn’t help any more.

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