Role of psyllium (Plantago ovata) in the treatment of diabetic dyslipidemia

Diabetic dyslipidemia is a metabolic syndrome growing exponentially in number during these last decade. Unhealthy diet such as fast food and sedentary lifestyle contributes to this increasing prevalence of syndrome. characterized with increased blood level triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, decreased HDL cholesterol level. In most cases, patient diabetic asymptomatic, yet has chances complications cardiovascular disease, including stroke myocardial infarction. Although drugs statin are preferred be used main drug dyslipidemia, modification still plays an important role the therapy. Psyllium (Plantago ovata), commonly added diet, known have hypocholesterolemic hypoglycemic effect. The aim article review effect psyllium dyslipidemia.