Change in the serum lipid level of rats fed with basic and high-cholesterol food^a.

Group	Weeks (w)	TC (mmol L−1)	TG (mmol L−1)	LDL-C (mmol L−1)
A (n = 5)	2	1.88 ± 0.14a	0.80 ± 0.14a	0.42 ± 0.08a
	4	1.84 ± 0.17a	0.75 ± 0.10a	0.39 ± 0.06a
B–G (n = 12)	2	2.49 ± 0.18b	0.98 ± 0.18ab	0.85 ± 0.08b
	4	2.87 ± 0.12b	1.31 ± 0.17b	0.90 ± 0.07b

^aCompared with the same column, different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).