Hypolipidemic effect of lactobacillus ferment as a functional food supplement.
The Lactobacillus ferment used in this study was composed of Lactobacillus fermented wheat, barley and kefir grains. Fermentation increased the CFU of lactic acid bacteria with a reduction in pH value and in the contents of dietary fi ber and glucan. Male SD rats were fed a high fat diet with or without 10% Lactobacillus ferment for 4 weeks. In the Lactic-F group (group fed high-fat diet with Lactobacillus ferment) there was a significantly reduced increase of body weight compared with the HF-control (group fed high-fat diet without Lactobacillus ferment). The food efficiency ratio (FER) tended to be decreased in the Lactic-F group, but there was no significant difference between the Lactic-F and HF-control groups. The perirenal and the epididymal fat weights in the normal dietary group (control) and in the Lactic-F group were significantly lower than those of the HF-control. The serum HDL-cholesterol and the total cholesterol in the Lactic-F group were similar to the control group, and were significantly different from those of the HF-control. These results indicated that the Lactobacillus ferment is a functional material having antiobesity effects, with use as a supplement in functional, health-favoring food.
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Department of Food Service and Industry, Shinsung College, Chungnam 343-860, Korea.
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Kang
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000502:physiology; D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D043302:Cultured Milk Products; D004032:Diet; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005285:Fermentation / Q000502:physiology; D001467:Hordeum; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014908:Triticum; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol