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This study aimed to investigate the potential of Baobab fruit (Adansonia digitata), whether in a powder or aqueous extract on the serum lipid profile of the rate animals fed with a high fat diet. A total of 7 research articles, containing 10 different studies, was used for building up the meta-analysis database. In this study, the datasets were subjected to mix model methodology where the baobab fruit types were considered to be a fixed factor while the studies were considered as a random factor. Rat body weight, body weight gain, and the lipid serum profile were used as observed parameters. Results showed that the inclusion of the baobab fruit has a significant effect on reducing blood Cholesterol, Triglyceride, and the low density lipoprotein (LDL) (P<0.05). Moreover, the aqueous extract baobab form has produced lower blood cholesterol and lower LDL than that is produced by the baobab in a powder form, while the lowest blood Triglyceride was produced due to the inclusion of baobab fruit in a powder form (P<0.05). However, there was no significant effect of the baobab fruit on the high density lipoprotein (HDL), final body weight, body weight gain or the percentage of the body weight gain as compared with the control diet (P<0.05). In summary, this indicates that the baobab fruit is potential in reducing the serum lipid profile significantly without affecting the body weight or the body weight gain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]