Comparison the Effect of Cow ghee with Other Diets on the Obesity of Syrian Hamsters

Aims It seems that there is a causal link between dietary fat and body weight. Overweightobesity is the biggest nutrition-related problem in developed countries and the rapidsummation of obesity is taking place in their populations. The aim of this study was tocompare the effect of different diets on the obesity of Syrian hamsters.Materials & Methods This experimental study conducted on 48 N-Mary male Syrianhamsters with an average weight of 25-30g. Mice were randomly divided into 6 groups (each8); control, corn oil, olive oil, cow ghee, sheep ghee and, cholesterol. All the samples wereweighted before and after the 2 months period of treatment. Data was analyzed by SPSS 16software using paired T and Kruskal-Wallis tests.Findings The mean weights of all groups were significantly increased after the treatmentin compared to before. Only significant overweight compared to control group was seenin CG group (p<0.007). The amounts of water consumption were significantly lower inOO (63.3±6.5ml; p<0.043) and CO (61.5±6.8ml; p<0.027) groups compare to control95.6±10.3ml).Conclusion High-fat diet can causes weight gain, especially cow ghee has more prominentrole in the weight gaining.

کلیدواژه ها:

Olive Oil ، Corn Oil ، Health Promotion ، Ghee ، Cholesterol