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Herein, the comparative dietary effect of four distinct SEPs (SEP-1 to SEP-4) and Cuban sugarcane wax extracted POL were examined to prevent the pathological events in high-cholesterol diet (HCD)-induced hyperlipidemic zebrafish. Among the SEPs, a 14-week intake of SEP-2 emerged with the least zebrafish survival probability (0.75, log-rank: \u03c72 = 14.1, p = 0.015), while the POL supplemented group showed the utmost survival probability. A significant change in body weight and morphometric parameters was observed in the SEP-2 supplemented group compared to the HCD group, while non-significant changes had appeared in POL, SEP-1, SEP-3, and SEP-4 supplemented groups. The HCD elevated total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) levels were significantly minimized by the supplementation of POL, SEP-1, and SEP-2. However, an augmented HDL-C level was only noticed in POL-supplemented zebrafish. Likewise, only the POL-supplemented group showed a reduction in blood glucose, malondialdehyde (MDA), AST, and ALT levels, and an elevation in sulfhydryl content, paraoxonase (PON), and ferric ion reduction (FRA) activity. Also, plasma from the POL-supplemented group showed the highest antioxidant activity and protected zebrafish embryos from carboxymethyllysine (CML)-induced toxicity and developmental deformities. POL effectively mitigated HCD-triggered hepatic neutrophil infiltration, steatosis, and the production of interleukin (IL)-6 and inhibited cellular senescence in the kidney and minimized the ROS generation and apoptosis in the brain. Additionally, POL substantially elevated spermatozoa count in the testis and safeguarded ovaries from HCD-generated ROS and senescence. The SEP products (SEP-1, SEP-3, and SEP-4) showed almost non-significant protective effect; however, SEP-2 exhibited an additive effect on the adversity posed by HCD in various organs and biochemical parameters. The multivariate examination, employing principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), demonstrates the positive impact of POL on the HCD-induced pathological events in zebrafish, which are notably diverse, with the effect mediated by SEPs. 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