Table 7.
Plasma lipid levels in rats fed a standard diet, a high-fat diet, and a high-fat diet supplemented with proanthocyanidin extract (Quesada et al. [76]).
| Biomarkers | Control (mg/100 mL) |
HFD Group (mg/100 mL) |
HFD + GSE Group (mg/100 mL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triglycerides | 107.3 ± 10.6 | 204.0 ± 2.3 | 129.4 ± 12.3 |
| Total cholesterol | 57.9 ± 2.8 | 95.9 ± 5.7 | 83.5 ± 4.5 |
| HDL cholesterol | 35.6 ± 7.9 | 60.6 ± 4.1 | 51.0 ± 4.9 |
| LDL cholesterol | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 15.2 ± 2.0 | 6.6 ± 1.0 |
| HDL–C/LDL–C ratio | 8.7 ± 2.2 | 4.0 ± 0.6 | 7.0 ± 0.11 |
| Total C/HDL–C ratio | 1.4 ± 0.03 | 1.6 ± 0.15 | 1.7 ± 0.11 |
| Free fatty acids | 20.5 ± 2.1 | 22.9 ± 2.0 | 14.3 ± 1.1 |
Note: GSE—proanthocyanidin extracts from grape seeds; HFD—high-fat diet.