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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Obesity Volume 2011, Article ID 258051, 8 pages doi:10.1155/2011/258051 Research Article Dietary Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinus edodes ) Prevents Fat Deposition and Lowers Triglyceride in Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet D. Handayani, J. Chen, B. J. Meyer, and X. F. Huang Metabolic Research Centre, School of Health Sciences and Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia Correspondence should be addressed to X. F. Huang, xhuang@.au Received 6 July 2011; Accepted 14 August 2011 Academic Editor: Gianluca Iacobellis Copyright © 2011 D. Handayani et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. High-fat diet (HFD) induces obesity. This study examined the effects of Shiitake mushroom on the prevention of alterations of plasma lipid profiles, fat deposition, energy efficiency, and body fat index induced by HFD. Rats were given a low, medium, and high (7, 20, 60 g/kg = LD-M, MD-M, HD-M) Shiitake mushroom powder in their high-fat (50% in kcal) diets for 6 weeks. The results showed that the rats on the HD-M diet had the lowest body weight gain compared to MD-M and LD-M groups (P 0.05). The total fat deposition was significantly lower (−35%, P 0.05) in rats fed an HD-M diet than that of HFD group. Interestingly, plasma triacylglycerol (TAG) level was significantly lower (−55%, P 0.05) in rats on HD-M than HFD. This study also revealed the existence of negative correlations between the amount of Shiitake mushroom supplementation and body weight gain, plasma TAG, and total fat masses. 1. Introduction