DIETARY MANAGEMENT FOR DYSLIPIDEMIA IN LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS

Autor: Andressa S. PINTO, Marcio F. CHEDID, Léa T. GUERRA, Daiane D. CABELEIRA, Cleber D. P. KRUEL
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva, Vol 29, Iss 4, Pp 246-251 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0102-6720
DOI: 10.1590/0102-6720201600040008
Popis: ABSTRACT Background: Dyslipidemia occurs in approximately 70% of all liver transplant (LT) recipients, and no prior control studies have demonstrated any dietary intervention to change it. Aim: To analyze the effects of a dietary intervention on the lipid profile of dyslipidemic LT recipients. Methods: All LT recipients with dyslipidemia on clinical follow-up were enrolled. Anthropometric evaluation, food history, body composition (bioimpedance) and assessment of basal metabolism through indirect calorimetry were performed. Patients met with a dietitian and an individualized diet based on estimate of basal metabolism and consisting of 25% of the total energy value in total fat and
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