椰子汁饮料对鹌鹑高脂血症和动脉粥样硬化形成的影响

８周龄雄性鹌鹑，在高脂饲料内添加椰子汁饮料（每只每日２０ｍｌ），饲养１２周。结果表明，椰子汁能明显升高ＨＤＬ－Ｃ水平，降低动脉硬化指数和肝脏总胆固醇含量（ＬＴＣ），与高脂组比较，前者升高４６．２％（Ｐ〈０．０１），后两者分别降低４１．１％（Ｐ〈０．０１）和２６．３％，对主动脉粥样硬化的形成具有非常显著的抑制作用。椰子汁是一种天然而富有营养的保健饮品，根据实验用量对预防高脂血症和动脉粥样硬化有一定作

Effects of Coconut Juice on the Formation of Hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerosis

ight-week old male quails were fed with high-fat fedder supplemented by 20 milliliters of coconut juice daily for each one for 12 weeks. Results showed coconut juice could increase their serum high den-sity lipoprotein cholesterol levels by 46.2%and reduce their index of atherosclerosis by 41.1%and liver total cholesterol levels by 26.3%in quails,all with a P-value of less than 0.01,as compared in those with high-fat fedder only. Coconut juice could inhibit the forination of atherosclerosis in animals obvi-ously. Coconut juice, as a kind of natural and nutritious drink with an action of keeping-fit,can play certain roles in preventing from hype rlipidemia and atherosclerosis with a dose used in animal experi-ments.