Author: Dita Agustia1
Airlangga University, Indonesia
Email: agustia.dita31@gmail.com
Abstract
High-fiber diet is the provision of food according to high nutritional requirements of fiber so that it can stimulate intestinal peristalsis for normal defecation and can also bind bile acids that can lower blood cholesterol. Aerobic exercise can increase the muscle’s ability to use fat as a source of energy and is an important addition in diet to lower cholesterol levels. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of high-fiber diet and physical activity on the reduction of total cholesterol levels in male rats Wistar strain. This research is an experimental research with randomized post test only control group design. In this study, 30 male rats of wistar strain are divided into 5 groups randomly and treated for 21 days. Group C (–) is given a standard diet, Group C (+) is given a diet high in cholesterol, Group T1 was given a diet high in cholesterol and a high-fiber diet, Group T2 is given a diet high in cholesterol and physical activity, and T3 group is given a combination of high-fiber diet and activity physical. Total cholesterol is measured using the CHOD-PAP method. Data is analyzed using Oneway Anova and Tukey Test. The result of P Value Anova Oneway for total cholesterol is p = 0.002. Tukey test results for total cholesterol significantly differed, Group T1 with T2 (p = 0.008), T2 with T3 (p = 0.003). The conclusion of this study is both a high-fiber diet and physical activity can reduce total cholesterol levels in wistar strain rats.
Keywords: High Fiber Diet, Physical Activity, Total Cholesterol
