Failure of Bran to Alter Diet-Induced Hyperlipidemia in the Rat

Abstract

Summary

The effect of bran on diet-induced hyperlipidemia was examined in a long-term 16-week study in the rat. Animals were divided into four groups: group I (control diet with cornstarch); group II (corn-starch with 10% wheat bran); group III (atherogenic diet with sucrose); and group IV (atherogenic diet with sucrose and 10% wheat bran). The addition of bran did not affect serum and liver lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) in the control or the experimental groups on atherogenic diet.

This work was supported by the Kaw Valley Heart Association Grant 9243, Kansas City, Kansas, the Kansas University Endowment Association Grant 2550, and General Research Support Grant 1522-14.