Effect of food intake on lipid pattern of young adults in Beheira governorate

This study was conducted in Beheira governorate during 1999. Three districts were chosen [Rashied Delengat and Damanhour] on the assumption that their populations differ in their food habits. The study included 197 males and 169 females from both rural and urban areas in each district. The mean age of the males was 21.3 years and for females was 20.2 years. Fasting blood sample for plasma was collected from each subject to study the effect of food consumption on plasma lipid pattern as a risk factor for atherosclerosis. Total cholesterol, HDL-C, IDI-C and triglycerides were determined for each subject and their food intake was recorded. The results indicated that prevalence rates for hypercholesterolemia were 12.9%, 12.7% and 4.2% in males and 18%, 17.5% and 15.6% in females in rashied, damanhour and delegate, respectively. On the other hand, hypertriglyceridemia was recorded in 16%, 27% and 19.4% of males in Rashid, Damanhur and Delengat, respectively compared with 23% 24.6% and 31.4% in females, respectively. The study recommended that nutrition education is needed for touth and young adults and the encourarge practice of sports in the both urban and rural areas. Further studies should be conducted in other governorates to identify the prevalence of risk factors for atherosclerosis among youth

prophylactic effect of vegetable and fruit fibers and wheat bran on serum glucose, lipid profile and liver functions of rats feed hyperlipidemic diet

The aim of this work was to study the effect of dietary fiber sources like fruit fiber [apple peels], vegetable fiber [bean pods], cereal fiber [wheat bran] on serum glucose, lipid profile and liver functions of rats fed hyperlipidemic diet compared with nutraceutical bran capsules as well as positive and negative controls. Vegetables fiber, fruits fiber and wheat bran reduced the increase of serum glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein [LDL], very low density lipoprotein [VLDL], risk ratio and also declined liver enzymes activity; while, they increased serum high density lipoprotein- cholesterol of rats fed on hyperlipidemic diets compared with a positive control group. The dietary fiber gave better results compared with nutraceutical bran capsules in the aforementioned measurements. Lowest increasing percentages were obtained after eight weeks in the level of glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, risk ratio, LDL, VLDL, aspartate amino transferase [AST] and alanine amino transferase [ALT] where the values were 11.92, 45.3, 62.5, 37.5, 240.3, 45.5, 10.0 and 7.9%, respectively, in the serum of rats fed on dietary fiber sources, where the values were 24.13. 122.3, 46.5, 240.3, 257.0, 38.3 and 37.0% in the rats of the positive control group, respectively, as well as 10.72, 192.3, 37.4, 9.4, 22.3, 192.3, 10.0 and 10.3% in rats fed on diet contained nutraceutical bran capsules, respectively