Researchers from the University of Colorado found that pyrroloquinolinequinone (PQQ), prevented the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice whose mothers were fed fatty foods. PQQ.

PQQ is an antioxidant found in breast milk, kiwi, parsley, papaya and celery, writes Medical News Today.

Scientists fed pregnant mice with fatty foods typical of the Western diet, and monitored the health of the cubs of these animals. Specialists found that the young of these mice weighed 56% more than the young mice from the control group.

Also, the researchers noticed in mice, whose mothers were fed fatty foods, changes in the bacterial composition of the intestine associated with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis - one of the stages of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Some pregnant mice fed on fatty foods, scientists gave PQQ. Specialists found that PQQ saved mice from changes in the bacterial composition of the intestine. In addition, the body weight of the young pups receiving PQQ was less than those whose mothers were not given PQQ.

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