The influence of rice bran on plasma lipids and lipoproteins in human volunteers.
Eighteen healthy male normocholesterolaemic men consumed diets supplemented with 15 g wheat bran, 15 g and 30 g rice bran for 3-week treatment periods. Plasma lipoprotein concentrations were determined on the last 3 days of each treatment period. Nutrient intakes estimated by analysis of duplicate diets were similar during all treatments. Plasma triglyceride concentrations were statistically significantly (P less than 0.05) lowered by 15 g/day rice bran compared with 15 g/day wheat bran. Plasma total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein cholesterol, apoprotein AI and B concentrations and body weight were unaffected by the supplements. It is concluded that the consumption of realistic amounts of rice bran does not contribute to a reduction in plasma cholesterol concentrations in man.
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Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London, U.K.
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