Dewi, Kartika (2008) Pengaruh Ekstrak Teh Hijau (CAMELLIA SINENSIS var. Assamica)terhadap Penurunan Berat Badan, Kadar Trigliserida dan Kolesterol Total pada Tikus Jantan Galur Wistar. Jurnal Kedokteran Maranatha, 7 (2). pp. 155-162. ISSN 1411-9641
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Abstract
Obesity is a world wide problem including Indonesia. Central obesity is one of the risk factors of metabolic syndrome which cause high morbidity and mortality. Green tea ( Camellia sinensis L.Kuntze) is one of the alternative medications used to reduce body weight. This study was proposed to know more about the effect of green tea on body weight , blood triglyceride and cholesterol level of Wistar rats. Green tea extracts were given once a day for 30 days. The rat’s body weight and food were weigh everyday. Blood triglyceride and cholesterol levels were analyzed at the beginning and the end of the study. The study showed that 86.4 mg of green tea extracts given to each rat everyday could reduce weight as for the triglyceride level were also reduced significantly at the dose 21,6 mg, 43,2 mg and 86,4 mg compared to the high fat diet group. There were no significant changes in the cholesterol level. The summary was that green tea extract has a weight reducing effect on Wistar rats as well as the blood triglyceride level.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Green tea extract, Body weight, Triglyceride, Total cholesterol |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Perpustakaan Maranatha |
| Date Deposited: | 06 May 2013 05:31 |
| Last Modified: | 06 May 2013 05:31 |
| URI: | http://repository.maranatha.edu/id/eprint/3368 |
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