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Dried colocasia powder (10% and 20%) was fed to hypercholesterolemic rats for a period of one month to explore the effect on serum lipids and tissue lipids. The results indicated that there was a significant increase in total lipids, total cholesterol, and triglycerides levels in the cholesterol fed rats. Liver cholesterol showed a slight reduction which was non-significant, while an increase in liver triglyceride was observed in rats fed with 10% and 20% colocasia leaves diet with or without cholesterol. All these observations indicate an aggravating effect of colocasia leaves on serum and tissue lipids in cholesterol-fed rats.
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Mani, U.V., Sharma, M., Waghray, K. et al. Effect of colocasia leaves (Colocasia antiquorum) on serum and tissue lipids in cholesterol-fed rats. Plant Food Hum Nutr 39, 245–255 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01091935
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