Hypolipidemic effects of lactic acid bacteria fermented cereal in rats

Table 1 Composition of the high fat diets

Ingredient g/kg	diet
Maize (fermented or unfermented)*	500
Full cream powdered milk	300
Ground nut cake	200
Palm oil	50
Vitamin mix	20
Mineral mix	20
Methionine	3.0
Cholesterol	10

*The maize meal incorporated into the diet was either fermented with mixed culture of Lb acidophilus, Lb helveticus and Bifidobacterum bifidum to produce high fat-fermented diet i.e. Diet A or unfermented to produce high fat-unfermented diet i.e. Diet B respectively.

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