Dietary Aloe Shows Antioxidant, Cholesterol-Lowering Effects

Dietary Aloe Shows Antioxidant, Cholesterol-Lowering Effects

BROOMFIELD, Colo.--Aloecorp, manufacturer ofActive Aloe, announced results of animal research out of Kyung Hee University inKorea that demonstrated the antioxidant and cholesterol-lowering effects of aloevera. Researchers, who used aloe preparations from Aloecorp, randomly assignedrats to one of four groups: 1) standard diet with no aloe (control); 2)1-percent freeze-dried aloe filet; 3) 1-percent charcoal-processed, freeze-driedaloe filet; or 4) charcoal-processed, freeze-dried whole leaf aloe in drinkingwater. Results of the study indicated life-long intake of aloe had superiorantioxidant action in vivo, as indicated by reduced levels of hepaticphosphatidylcholine hydroperoxide. Additional antioxidant action was shown byenhanced superoxide dismutase and catalase activity in groups 2 and 3.

Researchers also noted liver cholesterol increased significantlyin the control group during aging compared to the aloe groups, which showed30-percent lower cholesterol levels than the control animals. Researchersconcluded life-long dietary aloe supplementation suppresses free radical inducedoxidative damage and age-related increases in hepatic cholesterol.

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