본 실험은 벌꿀이 흰쥐(Sprague Dawley, ♂)의 지질대사에 미치는 영향을 구명하고저 고과당 식이와 함께 설탕, 아카시아, 붉나무 그리고 잡화벌꿀을 각각 10%와 20%의 수용액으로 만들어 7주간 섭취케 한 후 벌꿀의 효과를 비교한 바 결과는 다음과 같다. 고과당 식이와 함께 벌꿀의 섭취는 대조군에 비하여 식이효율을 증가시켰다. 벌꿀섭취군이 정상군과 대조군보다 혈청중 총콜레스테롤 함량이 증가하였다. 대조군에 비하여 고과당식이와 함께 10% 붉나무꿀을 섭취한군에서 HDL-콜레스테롤 증가율은 57.0%였고, VLDL, LDL-콜레스테롤 감소율은 48.36% 이었다. 혈청중 인지질 함량은 고과당식이를 한 대조군에 비하여 20% 아카시아꿀과 10% 잡화꿀 섭취군에서 증가되었다. 혈청중 유리지방산 농도는 대조군보다 벌꿀 섭취군이 감소하였으나 아카시아꿀에서 증가되었고, triglyceride 농도는 증가하는 경향이었다. 벌꿀섭취는 간장의 중성지질 함량을 증가시켰으나 인지질 함량은 감소되었다.
The purpose of this study was to find an effect of honey on the lipid metabolism of Sprague Dawley rats. All experimental rats were fed ad libitum, for seven weeks, 68% saccharide diet and 10% or 20% honey from acacia, sumac and miscelllaneous flower honey, respectively, and sucrose. The food efficiency ratio of rat taken diet with honey and high fructose of control group was increased in comparison with the control group. The concentration of cholesterol in serum of rats taken diet with and high fructose of control group was more increased in comparison with the control and normal group. The concentration of HDL-cholesterol in serum of rats taken diet 10% sumac honey was increased 57.0% in comparison with the control group, but the concentration of VLDL, LDL-cholesterol in serum of rats taken diet 10% sumac honey was decreased 48.36% in comparison with the control group. The concentration of phospholipid in serum of rats taken diet with 20% acasia or 10% miscellaneous honey was increased 24.7, 16.25%, respectively, in comparison with the control group. The concentration of free fatty acid in serum of rats taken diet with sumac or miscellaneous honey and high fructose was decreased in comparison with the control group, but the taken diet supplemented diet with acasia honey was increased in comparison with the control group. The concentration of triglyceride in serum of rat was increased by feeding of honey. The concentraion of triglyceride in liver was increased, but the level of phospholipid was decreased by feeding of honey.