Dietary onion intake as part of a typical high fat diet improves indices of cardiovascular health using the mixed sex pig model
| Autor: | Mark Jois, Micheal Imsic, Nicholas K. Gabler, Frank R. Dunshea, Brendan G. Tatham, Ewa Osrowska, David R Eagling |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Swine Cardiovascular health Lipoproteins chemistry.chemical_compound Animal science Sex Factors Onions medicine Animals Legume Triglycerides biology business.industry Cholesterol Liliaceae fungi Cholesterol HDL food and beverages High fat diet Large white Pig model Cholesterol LDL biology.organism_classification Dietary Fats Biotechnology Thromboxane B2 Red blood cell medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Chemistry (miscellaneous) Models Animal Female business Oxidation-Reduction Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands). 61(4) |
| ISSN: | 0921-9668 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential health benefits of onions consumed at two levels of intake, using the pig model. The dietary fat content was set at a level typical of a "western" diet (25% w/w). Fifteen female and fifteen male pigs (Large White x Landrace) were allocated to one of three dietary treatments in a randomised block design. Treatments consisted of control diet (no onion) and onion supplementation at either 8.6 or 21.4 g of onion/MJ DE fed for six weeks. Onion consumption reduced plasma triglyceride levels by 15% (P=0.030) regardless of sex and onion dose. Total plasma cholesterol and cholesterol fractions were unaffected by onion supplementation (P>0.050). The bioactivity of onion was evident in haematocrit measures, where red blood cell and haemoglobin were significantly reduced in a dose dependant manner (P |
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