The Effect of Khat on the Levels of Cortisol and Lipid Profile in Healthy Khat Chewres | ||||
| Bulletin of Egyptian Society for Physiological Sciences | ||||
| Article 8, Volume 29, Issue 1, June 2009, Page 89-98 PDF (84.58 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/besps.2009.36329 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Ahmed Al-Akwa* | ||||
| Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Effect of khat chewing on the levels of cortisol, total- cholesterol, triglyceride and lipoproteins cholesterol (HDLc and LDLc), in healthy khat chewers were studied in fifty healthy Yemeni male adults. After 12 hours fasting (in controls) or after 12 hours from the last session for khat chewing , serum concentration of these parameters were determined. The results showed that the mean levels of serum cortisol as well as the serum concentration of HDL-cholesterol were decreased as compared to non khat chewer individuals (control group) (p<0.05), while the serum triglyceride mean level was consistently higher after chewing khat and differences were statistically significant (p-value<0.05) as compared to the control group. On the other hands the mean concentration of total cholesterol and LDL-c in serum of khat consumers showed a non-significant change, as compared to the control group (non khat chewers). | ||||
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