Impact of flaxseed intake upon metabolic syndrome indicators in female Wistar rats / Impacto do consumo da linhaça sobre os indicadores da síndrome metabólica em ratos fêmeas Wistar
Brant, Lívia Hipólito Cardozo; Cardozo, Ludmila Ferreira Medeiros de França; Velarde, Luís Guillermo Coca; Boaventura, Gilson Teles.
Acta cir. bras
; 27(8): 537-543, Aug. 2012. tab
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| LILACS | ID: lil-643621
PURPOSE:
To evaluate whether the prolonged consumption of flaxseed minimize the factors that trigger MS in healthy rats.METHODS:
Pregnant rats were divided immediately after delivery into two groups during the lactation period, a control group (CG) receiving casein-based diet with 17% of protein, and a Flaxseed group (FG) with casein-based diet plus 25% of flaxseed. At weaning, 12 offspring of each group continued to receive the same feed but with 10% of protein up to 200 days old.RESULTS:
FG showed a significant reduction in body weight (p=0.001), total cholesterol levels (p<0.0001), triglycerides (p=0.0001), and glucose (p=0.001).CONCLUSION:
The flaxseed alters the indicators related to development of metabolic syndrome, because it has beneficial effects on lipids and glucose profiles and prevents the excess of body weight gain.
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