Effects of dietary zinc and copper supplementation on serum triglyceride, total-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol concentrations on young Sprague Dawley male rats

Conference · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5447094

Frimpong, N A; Magee, A C

To determine the effects of the level of zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) supplementation and of Zn/Cu ratio on serum triglycerides (TG), total-cholesterol (TC), and HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations, groups of weanling male Sprague Dawley rats were fed diets containing 4 levels of Cu (0, 0.56, 1.68, and 5.04 ppm) and 4 levels of Zn (0, 5, 10 and 20 ppm) for 6 weeks (Low supplementation, Expt I), or a high Zn and Cu supplements each at 4 levels (0, 5.6, 16.8, and 50.4 ppm Cu, plus 0, 50, 100, and 200 ppm Zn) for 6 weeks (Expt II). The effects of Zn/Cu ratios on the parameters were evaluated by combining data from Expt I and Expt II treatments with the same Zn/Cu ratios but different levels of Zn and Cu. Results of the combined data indicated that an increase in dietary Zn was associated with significant (p less than or equal to 0.01) increase in serum triglyceride concentrations, while an increase in dietary Cu was associated with significant (p less than or equal to 0.01) decrease in serum TC and HDL-C concentrations. Dietary Zn/Cu ratios had no significant effect on serum lipids. There is the indication that the absolute levels of the minerals in the diet may be more important in lipid metabolism. These results are in agreement with previous reports.

• Research Organization: Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA
• OSTI ID: 5447094
• Report Number(s): CONF-8604222-
• Journal Information: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 45:3; Conference: 70. annual meeting of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, St. Louis, MO, USA, 13 Apr 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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