Usama El-Sayed Mostafa
Department of Home Economics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Louay Labban
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Kalamoon, Damascus, Syria
ABSTRACT
Zizyphus jujube (Z. jujube) is a thorny Rhamnaceous plant that is widely distributed in Europe and South-Eastern Asia. It's used in traditional medicine for its therapeutic properties. The aim of this study was to find out the possible anti-obesity and hypolipidemic activity of different doses (5, 15 and 30 g/day) of Z. jujube powder and to evaluate its effect on liver function. A group of 83 persons (41 men and 42 women) aged 20-57 years (32±13) participated in this study. They were divided into three groups according to their Body Mass Index (BMI). Z. jujube powder was prepared and a specific questionnaire was given to the participants. Blood specimens were collected and several tests were performed to determine lipid profile and serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). A group of anthropometric measurements were taken as well. This procedure was repeated after three months. The results indicated a significant reduction in Total Cholesterol (TC), Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C), BMI, fat percentage and body weight after administration of doses (5, 15 and 30 g/day) of Z. jujube powder in all groups. Triglycerides (TG) were reduced significantly after consumption 30 g/day of Z. jujube powder. A slight increase in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) was observed. Z. jujube impact on weight status was significant after consumption 30 g/day of Z. jujube powder, While, the impact of other doses were not. It can be concluded that different doses of Z. jujube powder possess hypolipidemic and anti-obesity properties and didn't show any negative impact on liver function as measured by (ALT and AST).
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Usama El-Sayed Mostafa and Louay Labban, 2013. The Effect of Zizyphus jujube on Serum Lipid Profile and
Some Anthropometric Measurements. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 12: 538-543.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.538.543
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2013.538.543
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.538.543
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2013.538.543
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