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Original article effect of egg consumption on serum lipid profile in young adults

10^th Edition of International Conference on Analytical Chemistry

February 28-March 01, 2019 London, UK

Susmita Nargis and H L Roy

Ad-din Sakina Medical College, Bangladesh Khulna City Medical College, Bangladesh

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Insights Anal Electrochem

Abstract:

Egg is an easily available, inexpensive and a major source of proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, but its cholesterol content is high (about 200 mg per egg) and it is frequently blamed for atherosclerosis with consequent cardiovascular diseases. Eggs are very popular to young people and parents are always concerned with their daily consumption. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of consumption of eggs on serum lipid profile of healthy young adults. It was a prospective comparative study carried out in the Department of Biochemistry, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, during the period from January to December, 2014. Eighty (80) non-diabetic, normotensive healthy young adults of 18- 30 years of age were enrolled as study population. Among them 40 randomly selected subjects consumed one egg/day (intervention group) and 40 subjects did not consume egg for 4 weeks’ study period (control group). Baseline BMI, BP, fasting blood glucose and lipid profile were estimated. After 4 weeks, lipid profile was estimated in each group. Informed written consent was taken from each participant. Permission was taken from Ethical Committee of the Institute. Data were analyzed by SPSS. Chi-square test, unpaired and paired ‘t’ test were done. In the intervention group, serum total cholesterol (TC) and LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) significantly decreased at the end of 4 weeks, but serum HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) and serum triglyceride (TG) did not differ significantly from baseline. In control group, serum HDL-C significantly decreased at the end of 4” week but serum TC, LDL-C and TG did not differ significantly. It may be concluded that daily consumption of one egg does not unfavorably influence on lipid profile in young adults. Further studies with larger sample size with and without risk factors may be conducted on middle and old age subjects.

Biography :

Susmita Nargis completed her graduation in Medical Science (MBBS) from Enam Medical College under Dhaka University. She was in Clinical Biochemistry as a Lecturer in Enam Medical College for one year. Then she completed her MPhil degree in Clinical Biochemistry from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib University. After completing Post-graduation, she joined as an Assistant Professor in Ad Din Salina Medical College. Currently, she has been promoted as an Associate Professor in Biochemistry. She has already published several journals in Bangladesh.

E-mail: susmita47.sn@gmail.com