HYPOCHOLESTEROLAEMIC EFFECT OF BENGAL GRAM - A LONG-TERM STUDY IN MAN

Bengal gram (Cicer arietinum) was capable of lowering induced hypercholesterolaemia in 16 out of 20 subjects during a period of study extending over 67 weeks. This effect was greatest at the twentieth week of administration of the diet, and was maintained throughout the period of study. The hypocholesterolaemic effect was associated with a statistically highly significant increase in 24-hour faecal excretion of total bile acids without any significant increase in neutral or Liebermann—Burchardt reacting steroids. © 1968, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.