Comparing of the effects of sesame oil and rapeseed oil versus suet oil and animal butter on the reproductive system of male rats.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of vegetable oils and animal oils on the reproductive system of male rats.

Methods: This study was a random and observational study conducted on 36 male rats with the age of 6 weeks weighing 200 ± 20 grams. Different groups were fed by sesame oil, suet oil, rapeseed oil and animal butter. The control group was fed by standard food used normally to feed animals in the laboratories. At the end of six weeks, testosterone level changes and weight changes were compared among different groups. Data were analyzed by SPSS-IBM version 16.

Result: Weight changes among groups did not show a dramatic statistical difference (P = .571 > 0.005). Average weight in control group was 202 and about the male rats fed by 10% of animal butter and by sesame oil were 206.5 and 99, respectively. Weight changes among groups were significant (P value = 0.005 > 0.0004). The average testosterone level in the control group was 2.4. This value in the different groups fed by 10% oils, the maximum was 12.2 and the minimum was 1.35 assigned to animal butter and rapeseed oil, respectively. So we concluded that using 10% of different oils causes an increase in testosterone level (P value = 0.001 > 0.05). The maximum testosterone level was 3.6 in the rapeseed 20% group and lowest 0.45 in the sesame 20% group.

Conclusion: We found that animal oil-containing diet has no significant harmful effect on male rat reproductive system in comparison with plant oils.