Effectiveness of a low-fat vegetarian diet in altering serum lipids in healthy premenopausal women
| Autor: | Lisa Talev, Donna Hurlock, Patricia Bertron, Anthony R. Scialli, Neal D. Barnard, Kalia Edmonds |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Population Blood lipids Placebo chemistry.chemical_compound Weight loss Internal medicine Weight Loss medicine Humans education Diet Fat-Restricted Menstrual Cycle Menstrual cycle media_common education.field_of_study Cross-Over Studies Cholesterol business.industry Diet Vegetarian Body Weight Cholesterol HDL Cholesterol LDL Middle Aged Lipids Crossover study Endocrinology Premenopause chemistry Female lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Lipoprotein |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Cardiology. 85:969-972 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9149 |
| Popis: | Few controlled trials have studied cholesterol-lowering diets in premenopausal women. None has examined the cholesterol-lowering effect of a low-fat vegetarian diet, which, in other population groups, leads to marked reductions in serum cholesterol concentrations and, in combination with other life-style changes, a regression of atherosclerosis. We tested the hypothesis that a low-fat, vegetarian diet significantly reduces serum total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentrations in premenopausal women. In a crossover design, 35 women, aged 22 to 48, followed a low-fat vegetarian diet deriving approximately 10% of energy from fat for 2 menstrual cycles. For 2 additional cycles, they followed their customary diet while also taking a "supplement" (placebo) pill. Serum lipid concentrations were assessed at baseline and during each intervention phase. Mean serum LDL, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and total cholesterol concentrations decreased 16. 9%, 16.5%, and 13.2%, respectively, from baseline to the intervention diet phase (p |
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