title: Guar gum reduces serum cholesterol in sea quail fed a cholesterol diet.
abstract: Guar gum at 6% and 12% in the diet reduces total serum cholesterol by 31% and 51%, respectively, in male SEA quail fed a diet containing 0.5% cholesterol for a period of one week. Although the potency of hypocholesterolemic action of guar gum in cholesterol fed SEA quail is much less than that in cholesterol fed chickens, SEA quail are a reasonable alternative to chickens for evaluation of guar and similar products, based on other considerations such as smaller size and compound requirements and shorter duration of testing.
authors.affiliation: Audax, Inc., Leitchfield, KY 42754.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood*; D003370:Coturnix / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D004036:Diet, Atherogenic; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005685:Galactans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008351:Mannans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053149:Plant Gums
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005685:Galactans; D008351:Mannans; D053149:Plant Gums; D002784:Cholesterol; C007894:guar gum