Evaluating the Health Effects of RS2 Supplemented Diet in Healthy Rats

Resistant Starch (RS2) gets more attention nowadays because of its physiological characteristic like dietary fiber. Recent research was conducted to check the hyperglycemic, hyperlipidemic, satiety hormone, and oxidative biomarkers in healthy male rats. All rats were divided into four groups (9 rats per group) and named according to diets and treatments. The healthy rats in the negative control (NC) received a basal diet, the rats in the other three groups were receiving RS2 with different levels in their diets, 0.20g/kg body weight, 0.30g/kg body weight, 0.40g/kg body weight were named HM0.20, HM0.30, HM0.40 respectively. In the case of lipid profile, significant (P<0.05) reductionin cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), triglycerides, and increase in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) with HM0.40 level of RS2 were found. Blood glucose, insulin, and leptin level indicate a similar reduction trend with the last level of diet. In the hormonal profile, insulin and leptinshowed a significant (P<0.05) reduction; improvement in total antioxidants and reduction in total oxidants were observed with the highest level of RS2 supplemented diet.