High conjugated linoleic acid enriched ghee (clarified butter) increases the antioxidant and antiatherogenic potency in female Wistar rats

Table 3 Effect of feeding soybean oil, low CLA ghee and high CLA ghee diets on the lipid profile in Rats

Parameters studied	Soybean oil diet	Low CLA ghee diet	High CLA ghee diet
Average feed intake (gram/day/animal)	23.03 ± 2.41	22.75 ± 2.53	22.78 ± 2.53
Body weight (gram)
0th day^NS	131.13 ± 4.70	125.00 ± 2.85	128.57 ± 3.45
120 days^NS	263.33 ± 4.81	265.00 ± 6.67	262.12 ± 4.21
Plasma total cholesterol (mg/dL)
0th day^NS	58.09 ± 1.24	57.68 ± 2.11	58.82 ± 1.99
120 days^NS	81.33^a ± 2.91	74.40^b ± 1.68	69.93^c ± 1.44
Plasma HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
0th day^NS	34.72 ± 0.78	35.65 ± 1.15	34.60 ± 1.10
120 days^NS	35.51^a ± 0.91	41.84^b ± 0.54	47.32^c ± 0.96
Plasma triglycerides (mg/dL)
0th day^NS	40.87 ± 0.77	41.41 ± 0.88	40.44 ± 0.75
120 days^NS	73.23^a ± 1.08	65.01^b ± 1.16	56.21^c ± 0.42
Plasma LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
0th day^NS	14.26 ± 1.72	14.67 ± 2.38	13.84 ± 2.10
120 days^NS	26.79^a ± 3.53	19.57^b ± 1.86	14.38^c ± 1.62
Atherogenic Index
0th day^NS	0.410 ± 0.06	0.430 ± 0.08	0.472 ± 0.07
120 days^NS	0.971^a ± 0.12	0.570^b ± 0.05	0.244^c ± 0.04

Values are Mean ± SE for n = 8.
Values in rows/columns with different superscript differ significantly (P < 0.01),*(P < 0.05).

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