Therapeutic effect of quinoa seeds (Chenopodium Quinoa)‎ on obese, diabetic and obese diabetic male albino rats

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The current study was conducted to find out the potential therapeutic nutritional effects of quinoa seeds on ratsinflicted with obesity, diabetes and both.

50 adult white mice were used.

The weight of the ratsaveraged (150 ± 5) grams.

All rats werefed on the basic diet for a week, then were divided into 10 equal groups and one of them was left as a negative control group.

Basal diet used also for control (+) groups.

Otheras a obese, diabetic & obese / diabetic rats groups fed with quinoa seeds by proportions 5% and 7% .

Obesity induced by feeding on 20% animal fat, while diabetes induced by alloxan injection 150 mg / kg of body weight into the peritoneum.

The experiment lasted for 28 days.

At the end of the experiment, the rats were weighed, sacrificed, and blood samples collected after 12 hours fasting.

Then the serum was analyzed to estimate the level of glucose in the blood, The internal organs (liver, kidneys, spleen, lungs, and heart) were separated and weighed.

Also, the body weight was estimated.

Feed intake and feed efficiency ratio Were calculated.

The results of this study have shown that eating quinoa seeds caused a reduction in the acquired weight, feed intake, feed efficiency ratio, and improved glucose, blood lipid levels, and kidney and liver functions.

All the treatments showed improvements in the analysed parameters, and the best for the results recorded for quinoa for 7% .

Therefore, quinoa may be used for obese and diabetic patients.