Effect of date fruit supplemented diet on serum lipidemic and oxidative stress biomarkers in rodent experimental modelling

Abstract

The present work was designed to explore the functionality of Pakistani date cultivar (Zahidi) against atherogenic diet induced oxidative stress. The bioefficacy assessment of Zahidi date fruit and extract was carried out via model feeding trial. The rats (Sprague Dawley) were divided into two broad categories; one fed with normal diet, whereas the other was fed with atherogenic diet to induce oxidative stress. The formulated groups were G1 (normal diet), G2 (date fruit + normal diet), G3 (date extract + normal diet), G4 (atherogenic diet), G5 (date fruit + atherogenic diet) and G6 (date extract + atherogenic diet). The results showed that date fruit reduced 3.65% serum cholesterol in normal..