Cholesterol

Purified diets can be formulated with no added cholesterol and with varying levels of cholesterol. Some examples are shown at Cholesterol Modifications to Purified Diets.

 

Standard grain-based LabDiet^® can have the Cholesterol augmented as a “direct add;” if a Cholesterol-deficient grain-based diet is required, a custom TestDiet^® modification of any LabDiet^® feed can be formulated. Some examples are shown at Cholesterol Modifications to LabDiet® formulas.

 

Cholesterol – Cholic Acid – Atherosclerosis Note:  Many diets with added cholesterol also incorporate cholic acid (sodium cholate) to very effectively facilitate cholesterol absorption/utilization.  However, cholic acid appears to be contraindicated for atherosclerosis studies and is not used by most researchers for such studies.  Diet formulas can be modified to eliminate cholic acid.