whereas the daily dose of 5 mL/kg blunted the increase in BP in 4-wk glucose-fed rats. The dose of argan oil was then selected according to our preliminary study and to a previously published study
Argan oil was obtained from Argan3 Inc (Montreal, QC, Canada) and was 100% pure with thefollowing composition: 14% palmitic acid, 5% stearic acid, 43.5% oleic acid, 37% linoleic acid, 0.6% linolenic acid, sterols, 45% schottenol, 35% spinasterol, and 1034 mg/kg tocopherols with no additives or ingredients. The duration of treatment with argan oil was based on a preliminary study and previous investigations
showing that 4 wk of an antioxidant diet treatment notably a-lipoic acid, prevented the development of arterial HTN and IR in glucose-fed rats