Effect of Consuming Wheat Germ on Lipid Profile

diseases and emphasis on using nondrug treatments, this study was performed to assess the effect of wheat germ on lipid profile reduction among hyperlipidemia and normolipidomia students. Materials and Methods: ۱۰۸ volunteer students in the age range of ۲۱.۳۳±۲.۱۵ years old (۷۴ normolipidemics, ۳۴ hyperlipidemics) were entered to the study. In addition to their typical diet, these students were asked to take a ۳۰- gram wheat germ in their daily diet for ۴ weeks. Hyperlipidemia and normolipidomia participants were determined based on National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel ۳ (NCEPATP۳) guidelines. Anthropometric and metabolic measurements, calorie and mineral intakes, before and after the intervention were taken and analyzed using paired t-test (SPSS version ۱۹). Results: In the wheat germ group, total cholesterol, triglycerides and VLDL (p=۰.۰۰۱) significantly reduced to ۱۰.۵, ۱۹ and ۲۰%, respectively. 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Key words: Wheat germ , Profile lipid , Hyperlipidemia , NCEPATP۳