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Walnut Trim down Lipid Profile and BMI in Obese Male in Different Ethnic Groups of Quetta Population, Pakistan
- Source :
- Food and Nutrition Sciences. :1069-1075
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2013.
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Abstract
- A total of 64 male obese subjects were randomized to observe the effect of 40 g of walnut in daily breakfast on lipid profile and Body Mass Index (BMI), total Cholesterol (CHO), Triglyceride (TG) High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in obese male subjects of various ethnics i.e. Baloch (B), Pathan (P), Hazara (H) and Punjabi (PU) residing in Quetta region of Balochistan for this purpose four weeks controlled study was designed. A batch of 32 obese male subjects 8 from each ethnic group as a control and another batch of 32 obese males 8 from each ethnic group as treated were selected. Twelve hour fasting blood samples a day after stoppage of walnut were taken from obese control and obese treated subjects. Daily walnut consumption in obese male subjects evidently demonstrated reduced BMI in all ethnic groups. Walnut supplementation in obese exhibited significant reduction in cholesterol level in Baloch (P 0.01), H (P lipid level.
- Subjects :
- education.field_of_study
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
Triglyceride
business.industry
Cholesterol
Population
Ethnic group
chemistry.chemical_compound
High-density lipoprotein
Endocrinology
chemistry
Low-density lipoprotein
Internal medicine
medicine
lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
education
Lipid profile
business
Body mass index
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21579458 and 2157944X
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Food and Nutrition Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........97da5ffeb904aacb202431bc0f999cea