Figure 1: Influence of Pleurotus florida on artherosclerosis index (LDL-C / HDL-C) ratio in rats fed hypercholesterol diet. The consumption of a high cholesterol (HC) diet by rats led to an increase in the LDL-C / HDL-C ratio, whereas incorporation of Pleurotus florida powder and water extracts into this high cholesterol diet led to a reduction in the LDL-C / HDL-C ratio, the higher the LDL-C / HDL-C ratio, the greater the chances of developing cardiovascular diseases, values are means of five animals. BD: Basal Diet; HC: High Cholesterol Diet; PFP: HC + P. florida Powder 5%; PFE 5%: HC + P. florida 5% Extract; PFE 7.5%: HC + P. florida 7.5% Extract; LDL-C: Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; HDL-C: High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol.