Vegetables and fruit provide a signi?cant part of human nutrition, as they are important sources of nutrients, dietary ?bre, and phytochemicals.
Sixty (60) albino rats were used to study the effect vegetables extracts modified diets; grouped into, one group was fed with high sucrose diet while others were fed with normal ratchow. After 3weeks of feeding respective vegetable extracts were introduced into their diets and fed for one week. Liver function test and lipid profile status were analysed on plasma. This work revealed a significant (p
1.1 Introduction
In this section, Effect of Telferia Occidentalis and Vernonia Amygdalina on Liver Function Test (AST and ALT) and Lipid Profile in Plasma of High Sucrose Diet Fed Rats is discussed, with relevant and recent citations. As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the aim and objectives of the study. Others are significance of the study, scope of work, research hypothesis and questions, limitation of the study and definition of terms.