[Effects of avocado on the level of blood lipids in patients with phenotype II and IV dyslipidemias].

To examine the effects of avocado on plasma lipid concentrations a two-diet trial involving 8 phenotype IV and 8 phenotype II dyslipidemia patients was carried out. A diet rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (DRCA) using the avocado as their major source (30% of the total calories were consumed as fat, 75% of the total fat from the avocado), with restriction of saturated fat and less of 300 mg of cholesterol per day was evaluated. Patients also were in a low-saturated fat diet without avocado (DRSA).

[Effect of rapeseed from different distributors on the rat liver].

In previous papers it was reported that rapeseed could prevent the development of cirrhosis induced by carbon tetrachloride and at the same time can induce liver regeneration in the rat. In such experiments rapeseed was always obtained from the same distributor "Semillas Berentsen". When reseed of different distributors was used, neither cirrhosis prevention or liver regeneration was observed.

[Rapeseed in experimental cirrhosis in the rat].

It has been reported that rapeseed in hens has been able to induce liver reticulum lysis and in rats it was possible to prevent the development of liver cirrhosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4). The objective of these experiments is 1st. to confirm by a more extensive study the prevention of cirrhosis; 2nd.