Research Article

Comparative Studies of the Effects of Egg Yolk, Oats, Apple, and Wheat Bran on Serum Lipid Profile of Wistar Rats

Table 3

Blood lipid profile of rats after 2 weeks of feeding with different diets.

Diet
Total cholesterol
(mg/dL)
HDL cholesterol
(mg/dL)
LDL cholesterol
(mg/dL)
Triglyceride
(mg/dL)

Egg yolk117.1 ± 4.4a18.5 ± 0.9a96.4 ± 1.5a109.8 ± 2.6a
Oats82.9 ± 1.8b33.9 ± 0.9b49.3 ± 1.4b75.1 ± 1.7b
Apple88.5 ± 1.1b31.2 ± 1.4b57.9 ± 2.6b96.9 ± 1.4a
Wheat bran91.6 ± 1.3b25.7 ± 1.1b78.8 ±0.9b58.9 ± 2.4b

Values are means of 5 determinations with standard deviation. Data in the same column with the same superscript are not significantly different ( ).