Role of lentil nutrition in decrement stroke risk

ABSTRACT

The present work was conducted to study the effect of lentil nutrition on lipid profile, hematological profiles, some minerals [Fe, Ca, Na, Mg and K], folic acid and homocysteine concentration. Two main experimental groups were established; the first main group [n = 6] used as control group [fed on basal diet] and the second group [n = 36] was divided into six experimental groups each group contain six rats. The first three groups [1, 2 and 3] were depleted in folic acid, B6 and B12 1, 2 and 3 [fed on basal diet], the later three groups [4, 5 and 6] were depleted in folic, B6 and B12 and fed on cooked lentil. Folic acid and B12 deficiency caused mild elevation in lipid profiles. Triglycerides of all groups were not statistically changed except B12 depleted groups had the highest concentration [71.6 mg/dl]. After feeding on cooked lentil, total cholesterol and LDL were decreased and triglyceride in B12 depleted group showed a significant decrease [19.9%]. Feeding on lentil caused slight increase in hemoglobin in group 4 and 6 [13.7 and 14.3 g/dl, respectively]. Platelets count significant increased in folate depleted group [1] and it decreased after feeding on lentil. Serum iron raised in folate, B6 and B12 depleted groups [74.50, 59.10 and 70.30 mg/dl, respectively], after fed on lentil the levels decreased to [51.70, 53.00 aid 51.46 mg/dl, respectively]. Magnesium and potassium concentrations increased significantly in groups fed on lentil [4, 5 and 6]. Folate depleted group showed slight decrement in Na concentration after feeding on lentil. The folic acid concentration was increased in group four [55.0%] after feeding on lentil, while [t-Hcy] concentrations were significantly decreased in folic acid and B6 depleted groups [37%], while B12 depleted group observed no change after feeding on lentil [19.94 micro mol/L]