RESUMEN
For the preservation of health in rural areas, this paper reports on the variation of human serum lipids by intaking lentinus edodes.<BR>Serum lipids levels showed no significant change by intaking lentinus edodes that amounts of 20, 40 and 60g per day each for 5 days. From data of correlationship between serum lipid levels and nutrition intake of experimental diet, it was recognized that high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol level was directly proportional to carbohydrate-fat ratio significantly (p< 0.02), and was inversely proportional to fat intake, fat-protein ratio and carbohydrate-protein ratio significantly (p< 0.05), respectively. Triglycerides level was inversely proportional to protein intake significantly (p< 0.05).<BR>These results concluded that the decrease of serum cholesterol level by intaking of lentinus edodes in healthy young men whose serum cholesterol levels were in normal range was not recognized.