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"Differences in LDL Cholesterol Levels Before and After Giving Avocado
Juice (Persea americana) with Starfruit Essence (Averrhoa carambola) in
Patients with Hypercholesterolemia"
Fahriza Amalia S
Clinical Nutrition Program
Department of Health
ABSTRACT
Hypercholesterolemia is an abnormality in lipid levels which can be form
of an increase in LDL and a decrease in HDL. Avocado juice with starfruit essence
contains vitamin C which functions as an antioxidant through electron donation to
free radicals so that it becomes stable. Vitamin C also plays a role in reshaping
vitamin E so that it can stop the lipid peroxidation chain reaction in the body by
donating hydrogen atoms to lipid radicals so that the oxidation reaction stops and
protects body fat. The purpose of this study was to determine differences in LDL
cholesterol levels before and after giving avocado juice (Persea americana) with
starfruit essence (Averrhoa carambola) to employees which is suffering from
hypercholesterolemia in the State Polytechnic of Jember. This study uses a Quasy
Experiment design with Pretest-Posttest with Control Group design. The sampling
technique is pusposive sampling with a total sample of 24 respondents divided into
2 groups: 12 control groups and 12 treatment groups by consuming 357 ml avocado
juice with starfruit essence made from 60 grams of avocado and 120 grams of
starfruit and consumed once a day in 7 days. The results of this study were analyzed
using the Independent t-test and Paired t-test. There was a difference (p = 0.027
<0.05) before and after the intervention in the treatment group after consuming
avocado juice with starfruit essence. There was no effect (p = 0.785 <0.05)
consumption of avocado juice with starfruit essence combination on reducing LDL
levels in patients with hypercholesterolemia.
Keywords: Avocado, Hypercholesterolemia, LDL, Starfruit.