Perbandingan Pengaruh Puasa Daud dan Puasa Senin-Kamis terhadap Kadar Kolesterol pada Mencit

Abstract

Cholesterol levels in the blood above normal are called hypercholesterolemia. This condition will cause many diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart disease and stroke. One way to prevent this disease is by fasting. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of fasting on cholesterol levels. This research is an experiment with Complete Random Design (CRD) method. The experimental animals used were mice aged 8-10 weeks and weight 23-26 grams. The treatment given is (A) not fasting as a control, (B) fasting Monday-Thursday, (C) fasting Daud. The treatment was given for 36 days then the blood of the mice was taken and cholesterol levels were measured. The data obtained were then analyzed using one way ANOVA SPSS statistical program with a significance level of 5%. The results showed that the sig value > 0.05, which means that the fasting Monday-Thursday and Daud did not affect the cholesterol levels of mice.