title: Impact of flaxseed intake upon metabolic syndrome indicators in female Wistar rats.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate whether the prolonged consumption of flaxseed minimize the factors that trigger MS in healthy rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pregnant rats were divided immediately after delivery into two groups during the lactation period, a control group (CG) receiving casein-based diet with 17% of protein, and a Flaxseed group (FG) with casein-based diet plus 25% of flaxseed. At weaning, 12 offspring of each group continued to receive the same feed but with 10% of protein up to 200 days old.
  
  
  RESULTS
  FG showed a significant reduction in body weight (p=0.001), total cholesterol levels (p<0.0001), triglycerides (p=0.0001), and glucose (p=0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The flaxseed alters the indicators related to development of metabolic syndrome, because it has beneficial effects on lipids and glucose profiles and prevents the excess of body weight gain.
authors: Department of Nutrition and Dietetic, UFF, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil. liviahipolito@gmail.com
authors: Lívia Hipólito Cardozo
authors: LH
authors: Brant
authors: Ludmila Ferreira Medeiros de França
authors: LF
authors: Cardozo
authors: Luís Guillermo Coca
authors: LG
authors: Velarde
authors: Gilson Teles
authors: GT
authors: Boaventura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002364:Caseins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D019597:Flax / Q000378:metabolism*; D007774:Lactation / Q000378:metabolism; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002364:Caseins; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol