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| Barbalho,Sandra Maria; Spada,Ana Paula Machado; Oliveira,Erick Prado de; Paiva-Filho,Márcio Emilio; Martuchi,Karla Aparecida; Leite,Náyra Coelho; Deus,Renata Maeda; Sasaki,Vivianne; Braganti,Lucas Silva; Oshiiwa,Marie. |
| The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effects of Mentha piperita juice and tea on plasma lipids of Wistar rats. The animals were divided in control group (CG) and four treated groups: TG1 treated with tea and TG2 treated with juice (both receiving commercial rat chow); TG3 and TG4 were fed with supplemented fat chow (with hydrogenated fat and soybean oil) and treated respectively with tea and juice. Both tea and juice were administered by intra-gastric route (gavage) two times a day for 30 days. TG2 and TG4 animals showed significant decrease in triacylglycerols and increase in HDL-c levels. TG1 and TG2 also showed lower cholesterol values. The levels of LDL-c increased in CG but decreased in the treated groups. Animals of TG1, TG2 and TG4 showed... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mentha piperita; Cholesterol; HDL-c; LDL-c; Triacylglycerol. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000500011 |
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| Chávez-Jáuregui,Rosa Nilda; Santos,Raul Dias; Macedo,Alessandra; Chacra,Ana Paula Marte; Martinez,Tania Leme; Arêas,José Alfredo Gomes. |
| We evaluated the effects of defatted amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus L.) snacks on plasma lipids in moderate hypercholesterolemic patients. Twenty-two subjects [30-65 years old), 11 males, with total cholesterol (TC) > 240 mg.dL-1, low-density cholesterol (LDL-c) 160-190 mg.dL-1 and plasma triglycerides (TG) < 400 mg.dL-1] were randomized in a double blind clinical trial to receive an amaranth snack (50 g/day) or equivalent corn snack (placebo) for 2 months. There were no differences between amaranth and placebo on TC and LDL-c, and TG respectively: -8.4 and -5.7% (p = 0.17); -12.3 and -9.7% (p = 0.41) and -0.6 and -7.3% (p = 0.47). However, amaranth snacks significantly reduced high-density cholesterol (HDL-c): -15.2 vs. -4% (p = 0.03). In... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cholesterol; Amaranth; Functional food; HDL-c; Dislipidemia. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612010000400026 |
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