Title |
Effects of betel nut on cardiovascular risk factors in a rat model
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Published in |
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2261-12-94 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal, Naseema Mehboobali, Ghulam Haider, Shahid Pervez, Iqbal Azam |
Abstract |
Areca nut (commonly known as betel nut) chewing has been shown to be associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The mechanism by which betel nut ingestion could lead to development of CVD is not precisely known; however, dyslipidemia, hyperhomocysteinemia, hypertriglyceridemia and inflammation could be some of the potential risk factors. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of two dosages of betel nut on homocysteinemia, inflammation and some of the components of metabolic syndrome, such as hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL-cholesterol, obesity and fasting hyperglycemia in a rat model. |
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