Comparative Study of Oxidant Status and Lipid Profile in Vegetarians and Fish Eaters
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 11
Abstract
Atherosclerosis was the leading cause of death and disability in the developed world. Habitual consumption of moderate amount of fish was associated with reduced mortality from coronary heart disease. However the beneficial effects of fish enriched diet seems contradictory due to susceptibility of the Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid in them to oxidation; it was also acclaimed that vegetarians in general will have low serum cholesterol and a better anti oxidant status than fish eaters. In view of this a comparative study of oxidant status and lipid profile was done in vegetarians and fish eaters. This study enrolled 50 vegetarians and 50 fish eaters of age 35-55 years. Statistical Analysis by the students “T” Test or Mann Whitney “U” Test was applied depending upon the nature of the data. Pearson’s correlation co efficiencies (r value) were used to compare the correlations. It showed significant difference in HDL-C levels among fish eaters when compared to vegetarians; this study showed no significant difference in the lipid peroxide levels and the other lipoproteins. The correlation of malondialdehyde with HDL-C was negative in the vegetarians and weakly positive in the fish eaters. LDL-C showed a positive correlation with MDA in both the groups. Triglycerides showed a positive correlation with MDA and correlation was strong in fish eaters.
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Dr N. Viswabharathi
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