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Impact of some commonly used Egyptian diets on plasma lipids profils of rats

Einfluß einiger üblicher ägyptischer Kostformen auf Plasmalipidprofile bei der Ratte

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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 the 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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An hyperlipämischen Ratten wurde der Einfluß von 7 üblichen ägyptischen Kostformen geprüft. Die Ernährung bestand aus weißen Bohnen und Weizenvollkornbrot (Diät 1), Kohl und Erbsen (2), Spinat und Karotten (3), Weizenvollkornbrot und Bohnensprossen (4), Weizenvollkornbrot, weißen Bohnen und Erbsen (5), weißen Bohnen und Karotten (6) und schließlich Erbsen und Karotten (7). Die Versuche dauerten 5 Wochen, danach wurden verschiedene Plasmalipide und biologische Parameter mit hyperlipämischen Kontrolltieren verglichen. Das Gesamtplasmacholesterol war in allen Versuchsgruppen erniedrigt; eine Ausnahme machte Diät 6, hier gab es keine Senkung. Erniedrigt waren die Gesamtplasmalipide in Gruppe 5. Plasmaphospholipide stiegen an in den Gruppen 3 und 7. In Gruppe 3 war das HDL-Cholesterol erniedrigt. Die Gewichtszunahmen in den Gruppen 1, 2 und 3 waren reduziert. Ein verminderter Futterverzehr wurde in den Gruppen 1 und 6 beobachtet. Die Futterverwertung sank in den Gruppen 1, 5 und 6. In allen 7 Gruppen war das Gewicht der Faeces erhöht.

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Metwalli, O.M., Al-Okbi, S.Y. & Abbas, A.E. Impact of some commonly used Egyptian diets on plasma lipids profils of rats. Z Ernährungswiss 32, 229–236 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01610733

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