Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access

Abstract

Effect on Lipid Profile Parameters by the Addition of Orange Juice in Diet of Hypercholesterolemic Patients

Zeshan Ali, Naureen Naeem, Zubair Farooq, Saima Masood, Muhammad Hafeez-urehmanf and Shakeel Ashraf

Proceedings of epidemiologic data revealed that a more consumption of vegetable and fruits allied with a less susceptibility of Acute Heart Disease. Orange juice is a good source of folate, Vitamin C and flavanones, but their effect on heart patients has not been studied scrupulously. Present research focused on fifty subjects having elevated total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. Participants consumed 2 cups (5000 mL) of orange juice daily into their diets, each dose over a period of 4 week followed by a 5-week washout period. Plasma lipid, folate and vitamin C (a compliance marker) concentrations measured at baseline, after each treatment, and after the washout period. The consumption of calcium, fatty acids, protein total energy and cholesterol did not significantly varied in each of the period. The dietary interference had no substantial effect on body weight body mass index or plasma lipid concentration. Though total plasma triglycerol and HDL-cholesterol concentration increased 17% and 24% however LDL-HDL cholesterol ratio declined during the study time period.