“…With the exception of a research by Adams et al (2006) with a transgenic mice model, few studies have investigated the effect of plant material on atherosclerosis and oxidative stress in rodents (Nicolle et al, 2003;Nicolle et al, 2004); moreover, these studies were only focused on the effect of vegetables. Golden Syrian hamsters fed a fat rich diet develop dyslipidemia and atherosclerotic plaques, similar in many respects to human atheroma 1 Mineral mixture contained (mg/kg diet): CaHPO4,17,200;KCl,4000;NaCl,4000;MgO,420;MgSO4,2,000;Fe2O3,120;FeSO4.7H2O,200;trace elements,400 (MnSO4.H2O,98;CuSO4.…”