Abstract :
High levels of LDL cholesterol are a risk factor for atherosclerosis, which causes
coronary heart disease and stroke. Consuming foods high in fat can lead to high
LDL cholesterol. Lamtoro seed flour contains antioxidants that can counteract
free radicals so that it can minimize the formation of oxidized LDL. The purpose
of this study was to determine the effect of giving lamtoro seed flour to changes in
LDL cholesterol levels in the blood in rats (Rattus norvegicus) wistar strain
induced by High Fat Diet. The type of research used is experimental with PretestPosttest design with Control Group. The samples used were 15 male wistar rats,
aged 2-3 months and weighing 150-200 grams. Samples were taken randomly and
divided into 3 groups: the negative control group (K-) was given the Rat Bio
standard diet, the positive control group (K+) was given the High Fat Diet (HFD)
duck egg yolk and PTU, and the treatment group (P) was given High Fat Diet
(HFD) and lamtoro seed flour as much as 2.5 g/kgBW/day for 14 days. Data were
analyzed using One Way Anova, Post Hoc, Kruskal Wallis, Mann Whitney, Paired
T-test and Wilcoxon tests. The results showed that there were differences in LDL
cholesterol pretest (p = 0.012), posttest (p = 0.025), was no difference pretest and
posttest LDL cholesterolin the three groups and there was no difference between
pretest and posttest LDL cholesterol (p = 0.703). The conclusion of this study is
that there is no effect of giving lamtoro seed flour to changes in blood LDL
cholesterol levels in Wistar strain rats (Rattus norvegicus) induced by High Fat
Diet.