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Atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype and diet-gene interactions.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Feb 2001
Krauss R M
Abstract excerpt
Studies employing analysis of LDL subclasses have demonstrated heterogeneity of the LDL response to low fat, high carbohydrate diets in healthy nonobese subjects. In individuals with a genetically influenced atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype, characterized by a predominance of small dense LDL (LDL subclass pattern B), lowering of plasma LDL cholesterol levels by diets with < or =24% fat has been found to...
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