Effect of feeding normal and high cholesterol diet incorporated with encapsulated and non encapsulated bifidobacterium bifidum 235 and prebiotics on serum HDL-Cholesterol and LDL cholesterol of S.D. Rats

The effect of supplementation of encapsulated Bifidobacterium bifidum 235 with prebiotic in milk fat rich high cholesterol diet on the serum HDL and LDL cholesterol, the samples were collected on every 15 days interval. The LDL-Cholesterol (44.01%) of rats feed on high cholesterol diet supplemented with encapsulated synbiotic were significantly lower than all other groups, however there was significant increase in HDL- Cholesterol (4.55%) in rats fed with high cholesterol diet supplemented with encapsulated symbiotic.