The effect of exercise and fish oil supplements on the blood lipid levels of the hamster

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dc.contributor.authorKennel, Phyllis D.en
dc.contributor.committeechairThye, Forrest W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTaper, L. Janetteen
dc.contributor.committeememberHumphrey, Roy H.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition and Foodsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:50:47Zen
dc.date.adate2012-11-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:50:47Zen
dc.date.issued1989-07-05en
dc.date.rdate2012-11-29en
dc.date.sdate2012-11-29en
dc.description.abstractThe effect of aerobic exercise and fish oil supplements on plasma lipid parameters was investigated in the hamster. The hamsters were fed a basal hypercholesterolemic purified diet (0.1% cholesterol, 15% fat) to elicit an elevated lipid response. Fifty-six hypercholesterolemic hamsters were divided into four groups: control, swimming (trained up to one hour every other day), daily fish oil supplementation (.35g/kg/day omega-3), and a swimming/fish oil combination. The effect of these treatments on plasma TC, TG and pooled samples of plasma HDL-C, HDL2รข C, LDL-C and VLDL-C was studied over 12 weeks. All hamsters had a significant increase in body weight. Feed intakes increased at 6 weeks and then declined over the second 6 weeks, but remained above the beginning levels.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentx, 150 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11292012-040056en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11292012-040056/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46044en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1989.K466.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 20444211en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1989.K466en
dc.subject.lcshExercise -- Physiological aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshFish oils as feeden
dc.subject.lcshHamstersen
dc.titleThe effect of exercise and fish oil supplements on the blood lipid levels of the hamsteren
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Nutrition and Foodsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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