Inclusion of avocado (Persea americana) seeds in the diet to improve carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in rats
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Uchenna, Uzukwu Emmanuel; Shori, Amal Bakr; Baba, Ahmad Salihin
- Source
- Revista Argentina de Endocrinología y Metabolismo; July-September 2017, Vol. 54 Issue: 3 p140-148, 9p
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- ISSN
- 03264610; 18513034
The effects of avocado seeds (A) inclusion (2%, 4% and 8%) in diets on cholesterol and carbohydrate metabolism in normal rats Sprague Dawley (SD) fed on basal diet (BD) or high sucrose diet (HSD) and spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHR) fed on BD were studied. The inclusion of avocado seeds in the diet influences the feeding and growth performance in rats. The inclusion of A lowered (p<0.05) cholesterol at 2% and 4% doses and glucose at 2% in serum of SD rats fed on BD, whereas only serum cholesterol level was reduced at all the three doses in SHR. Increased liver glycogen (p<0.05) was noted in SD rats fed on BD with 8% A. All avocado seeds doses increased (p<0.05) liver glycogen storage in SHR fed on BD and SD rats fed on HSD. Avocado seeds can lower blood glucose and cholesterol and enhance liver glycogen storage in rats.