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Abstract
Hyperlipidemia is defined as increase in the lipid content in blood. The objective of this study was investigating effect of lemon peels on high cholesterol fed diet rats. Forty-eight male albino rats were used. The rats were divided into 8 groups. Group (1): Rats were fed on basal diet as a control group (control negative), group (2): Fed on basal diet with 2 cholesterol as a control positive. Three groups fed on high cholesterol diet with lemon peels at the levels 5, 10 and 20. At the end of the experiment, the weight gain, food intake and feed efficiency were calculated. The results showed that high cholesterol fed diet rats exhibited significant increase in body weight, total serum cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein, and significant decrease in high density lipoproteins. Treatment with lemon peels significantly decreased body weight, total serum cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein, and increased in high density lipoproteins. The level 20% was the best level followed by 10and 5%. So Hypolipidemic activity of lemon peels may be attributed due to the presence of high fiber.