The effects of regular feeding of
Pyrus malus whole fruit and its juice on total serum cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids have
been studied in normal albino rabbits.
It was observed that the whole fruit as well as juice caused significant and progressive decrease in total serum cholesterol,
LDL cholesterol and triglycerides within a period of 30 days. On the other hand, serum phospholipids and HDL cholesterol showed
progressive and significant increase.
Apparently, whole fruit appeared to bring about more per cent lowering in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and more increase
in HDL cholesterol as compared to juice.
Whole apple fruit also caused increase in body weight of rabbits on 30th day (p<0.05) while oral administration of juice showed
insignificant change in body weight even on 30th day (p>0.05).