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Impact of some commonly used Egyptian diets on plasma lipids profiles of rats.
Z Ernahrungswiss 1993 Sep;32(3):229-36
Metwalli OM, al-Okbi SY, Abbas AE.
Food Science and Nutrition Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo,
Egypt.
Seven types of diets commonly consumed in Egypt were studied in hyperlipemic
rats. Each of the seven diets were fed to a group of hyperlipemic rats. The
diets contain white beans and whole wheat bread (Diet 1); cabbage and peas (2);
spinach and carrots (3);
whole wheat bread and bean sprouts (4); whole wheat bread, white beans
and peas (5); white beans and carrots (6) and the last diet contains peas and
carrots (7). The experiment continued for 5 weeks, at the end of which different
plasma lipids and biological parameters were compared to hyperlipemic rats fed
the control diet for 5 weeks. Results showed that plasma total cholesterol of
rats of all groups showed significant decrease, except in rats fed diet 6 in
which no significant change was noticed. Plasma total lipids of rats fed diet 5
decreased significantly. Plasma phospholipids of rats fed diets 3 and 7
increased significantly. Rats fed diet 3 showed decreased levels of plasma high
density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Body weight gain of rats fed diets 1, 2 and 3
decreased significantly. Total food intake was noticed to decrease on feeding
diets 1 and 6. Significant decrease was produced in food efficiency ratio of
rats fed diets 1, 5 and 6. Feeding any type of the previous seven diets produced
significant increase of feces weight.
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