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Lipid profile and oxidative stress status in vegetarians.

Authors: ANYASOR Godswill , Adeseye Opeyemi, OGUNNOWO Ayodele , Erukainure Ochuko Lucky

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Pakistan Journal Of Medical Sciences

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Objectives: To investigate the lipid profile and oxidative stress status in vegetarians and
non-vegetarians.
Methodology: Fifty healthy volunteered adults, 25 vegetarians and 25 non-vegetarians (meat eaters)
ages 20-50 Years from Babcock University community were recruited for this study. Venous blood
sample was collected pre meal and two hours post-prandial for biochemical assay. We assayed for the
plasma levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, protein
content, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione s-transferase (GST), reduced
glutathione (GSH). Data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using the Student’s t-test
and One way ANOVA with the aid of SPSS for windows version 14.0. P<0> statistically significant.
Results: Lipid profile analysis showed non-vegetarians to be significantly higher (P<0> cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol than vegetarians respectively.
Plasma protein concentration was significantly higher (P<0> ± 0.18) than non-vegetarians (0.83 ± 0.09; 0.84 ± 0.17) in pre and post meal respectively.
Furthermore, plasma superoxide dismutase (0.25 ± 0.72; 0.35 ± 1.60) and catalase activities (0.04 ±
0.00; 0.01 ± 0.27) were significantly reduced (P<0> 1.80; 0.63 ± 1.52) and CAT (0.08 ± 0.24; 0.02 ± 0.05) in non-vegetarians in pre and post meal
respectively. More so, non-vegetarians expressed a higher level of reduced glutathione (0.05 ±
0.00) post meal than vegetarians (0.02 ± 0.00). Glutathione S-transferase activity was found to
be higher in vegetarians (460.28 ± 44.77) than non-vegetarians (100.61 ± 79.28) after meal.
Conclusion: Vegetarians may have lower lipid and oxidative stress status than non-vegetarians.

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ANYASOR,G. Adeseye,L.O OGUNNOWO,A. Erukainure,O.L . (2011). Lipid profile and oxidative stress status in vegetarians., 27 (), 409-409.

ANYASOR,G. Adeseye,L.O OGUNNOWO,A. Erukainure,O.L . "Lipid profile and oxidative stress status in vegetarians." 27, no (), (2011): 409-409.

ANYASOR,G. and Adeseye,L.O and OGUNNOWO,A. and Erukainure,O.L and . (2011). Lipid profile and oxidative stress status in vegetarians., 27 (), pp409-409.

ANYASORG, AdeseyeLO, OGUNNOWOA, ErukainureOL, . Lipid profile and oxidative stress status in vegetarians.. 2011, 27 ():409-409.

ANYASOR,Godswill , Adeseye,Lanisa Opeyemi, OGUNNOWO,Ayodele , and Erukainure,Ochuko Lucky . "Lipid profile and oxidative stress status in vegetarians.", 27 . (2011) : 409-409.

[1] A.Godswill A.Lanisa Opeyemi O.Ayodele & E.Ochuko Lucky , "Lipid profile and oxidative stress status in vegetarians." vol.27, no., pp. 409-409, 2011.

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