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Increasing the levels of blood lipids is the most common factors in diabetes that will exacerbate its complications. PJ (Pomegranate juice) is a nutrient with medical purposes. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of pomegranate juice on levels of triglycerides, cholesterol; LDL and HDL in healthy and diabetic adult male rats were done. In the study, 90 adult male rats weighing 220-200 g were divided into groups of control, diabetic and non-diabetic experimental groups. Each group includes 9 mice. Experimental groups received respectively 1, 2 and 4 ml of pomegranate juice per rat for 21 days. To create diabetes by Intra-peritoneal injection, streptozotocin 60mg/kg was used. At the end of experiment by the phlebotomizing the animal hearts, serum levels of triglycerides, cholesterol, LDL and HDL were measured. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and LSD tests. The results showed that pomegranate juice in doses of 2 and 4 ml caused a significant reduction in triglyceride levels, respectively, in the P
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