The effect of pumpkin seed flour (Cucurbita moschata Durch) on zinc serum levels in malnourished Wistar rats

Syam, Aminuddin; Sari, Novi Puspita; Thaha, A. Razak; Suriah; Jafar, Nurhaedar; Salam, Abdul; Mallongi, Anwar

doi:10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.10.095

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Vol. 30. Issue S4.

First International Conference on Nutrition and Public Health (ICNPH-2019)

Pages 337-340 (June 2020)

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Vol. 30. Issue S4.

First International Conference on Nutrition and Public Health (ICNPH-2019)

Pages 337-340 (June 2020)

DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.10.095

The effect of pumpkin seed flour (Cucurbita moschata Durch) on zinc serum levels in malnourished Wistar rats

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Aminuddin Syama,

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, Novi Puspita Saria, A. Razak Thahaa, Suriahb, Nurhaedar Jafara, Abdul Salama, Anwar Mallongic

a Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

b Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

c Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

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Table 1. Body weight before and after intervention in pumpkin seed flour or control group (gram).

Table 2. Zinc serum level baseline and endline in pumpkin seed flour or control group (mg/L).

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Abstract

Objective

This study aims to determine the right dose of zinc in the administration of pumpkin seed flour to increase zinc levels in malnutrition Wistar rats.

Methods

This study was a true experiment, by designing pre and post-controlled group designs. Twenty-eight male Wistar rats were malnourished. Each group was given feed in the form of corn every day for 14 days of intervention. Data were analyzed using Paired t-test and ANOVA.

Results

The results showed significant body weight gain for all groups when comparing baseline (p<0.0001, p=0.024, p=0.035, and p=0.008, respectively, for C, PSF1, PSF2, and PSF3). However, there was no difference in body weight at the end of the intervention for all groups (p>0.05).

Conclusion

This study concludes that pumpkin flour in malnourished Wistar rats increasing body weight and serum zinc levels. Further research is needed on effective doses which significantly increase serum zinc levels.

Keywords:

Flour pumpkin seeds

Cucurbita moschata Durch

Weight gain

Zinc serum

Malnourished

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