An increase in the concentration of triglyceride in tissues is a risk factor for onset of heart diseases. Hypolipidemic agents especially onion and garlic have been found to be usefull in reducing plamsa lipid levels. Therefore, an investigation on the effect of hypolipidemic agents (i.e., onion and garlic) for three and six weeks duration on muscle triglyceride metabolism in both sexes was carried in Japanese quails.
In this study, dietary onion or garlic was found to have no significant effect on the muscle triglyceride content when fed for both three and six weeks duration in both sexes. On the other hand, the study revealed significant changes in the muscle triglyceride level in the control group due to change in age and sex. The triglyceride level was found to be more in the six-week old female birds when compared to male birds of similar age ground. In the female birds, the muscle triglyceride level was found to increase with age. In the male birds, no significant diflerence in the muscle triglyceride level was observed when compared between three, six-week of age group. whereas there was significant increase in the nine-week old when compared to three and sixweek old male birds. The results of the same have been discussed.
Alliums, triglycerides, age, sex, Japanese quails
