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Table 4.

Influence of dietary Moringa dehydrated powder on serum lipid, glucose and protein profile

	Triacylglycerol (mg/dl)	Cholesterol (mg/dL)			Glucose (mg/dL)	Total protein (g/dl)	Albumin (g/dl)
	Triacylglycerol (mg/dl)	HDL (mg/dl)	LDL (mg/dl)	Total (mg/dl)	Glucose (mg/dL)	Total protein (g/dl)	Albumin (g/dl)
Non-depleted, 52 days	109.2 ± 12.4^c	16.8 ± 2.2^c	7.0 ± 1.3^bc	49.8 ± 8.2	72.5 ± 11.3^c	8.81 ± 0.7^c	2.89 ± 0.23^b
Depleted, 52 days	109.2 ± 18.6^c	17.1 ± 3.9^c	7.3 ± 2.2^cd	34.9 ± 4.0^d	87.1 ± 9.2^b	9.20 ± 0.45^c	3.03 ± 0.071^ab
Non-depleted, 66 days	106.3 ± 18.3^c	21.6 ± 1.1^ab	13.2 ± 1.8^a	59.9 ± 2.7^a	84.2 ± 10.1^b	9.95 ± 0.24^ab	2.94 ± 0.09^ab
Depleted + 10 % MO	158.9 ± 18.4^a	19.0 ± 1.5^bc	9.3 ± 2.6b^c	44.7 ± 4.2^bc	84.9 ± 13.9^b	9.84 ± 0.58^ab	3.01 ± 0.11^ab
Depleted + 20 % MO	134.0 ± 18.0^b	19.6 ± 1.8^a	10.6 ± 1.8^ab	51.2 ± 4.5^bc	80.5 ± 12.3^b	10.33 ± 0.47^a	3.04 ± 0.05^ab
Depleted + 20 % MO + AA	165.6 ± 15.5^a	23.8 ± 7.1^a	8.7 ± 2.8^bc	51.9 ± 5.7^b	94.2 ± 13.0^a	10.16 ± 0.71^b	3.04 ± 0.17^ab
Depleted + 2 mg Folic acid	160.9 ± 17.9^a	19.2 ± 2.6^bc	7.9 ± 2.7^bc	45.8 ± 10.0^bc	89.1 ± 22.9^a	9.82 ± 0.94^ab	2.91 ± 0.20^b
Depleted + 2 mg folic acid + AA	161.0 ± 25.3^a	19.09 ± 2.3^bc	4.8 ± 1.3^d	43.4 ± 8.5^c	98.3 ± 17.8^a	9.85 ± 0.58^b	3.09 ± 0.08^a

Values are mean ± S.D. of 6 (control) and 8 (treated) animals. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences between the means (P < 0.05)

MO Moringa oleifera, AA Ascorbic acid