Background: Open Access Communication Dietary Fiber, Atherosclerosis, and
Cardiovascular Disease by Ghada A. Soliman Department of Environmental, Occupational …

There is no doubt that fibers, in particular viscous dietary fibers, have positive effects on
human health, both in the prevention and in treatment of chronic diseases. Dietary fibers …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the clinical biochemistry and hematology of the
rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), hamster (Mesocricetus …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Objectives were to determine the effects of supplementing rumen-protected choline (RPC)
on hepatic composition and secretion of triacylglycerol-rich lipoprotein when cows were …

Abstract Sprague-Dawley rats (n= 32) were fed diets without fiber (control) or containing 1 or
5% chicory extract or 5% inulin for 4 wk; 0.2% cholesterol was added to all diets. Rats fed …

Numerous animal models have been used to study diet effects on cholesterol and
lipoprotein metabolism. However, most of those models differ from humans in the plasma …

The hypocholesterolemic effects associated with soluble fiber consumption are clear from
animal model and human clinical investigations. Moreover, the modulation of whole-body …

The açai fruit (Euterpe oleracea Martius), which is native to the Brazilian Amazon region,
was shown to have high polyphenols and MUFA contents. In this study, we aimed to assess …

This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of an anthocyanin pigmented rice (eg black
rice) to mitigate the onset of hypercholesterolemia in rats-fed atherogenic diets. Male Wistar …