Fig. 1

Plasma lipoprotein profile of hamsters fed extruded black, pinto and white beans at 3 weeks. a Plasma lipid concentration in mice fed with high fat diet (C), high fat diet containing black bean (BB), high fat diet containing pinto bean (PB) and high fat diet containing white bean (WB) for 3 weeks. TC: total cholesterol; VLDL: very low-density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; HDL: high density lipoprotein. b Hepatic total lipid content in mice fed with high fat diet (C), high fat diet containing black bean (BB), high fat diet containing pinto bean (PB) and high fat diet containing white bean (WB) for 3 weeks