Article
Influence of dietary fat, apolipoprotein E phenotype, and sex on plasma lipoprotein levels.
Circulation - 1 Sept 1992
Cobb M M, Teitlebaum H, Risch N, Jekel J, Ostfeld A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The "Western" diet, sex, and apolipoprotein (Apo) E polymorphism have been implicated as codeterminants of lipid levels. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a retrospective analysis, we evaluated the combined impact of dietary fat, sex, and Apo E phenotype on lipoprotein levels in 67 subjects fed two contrasting, metabolically controlled diets: one a "Western" diet, with a low polyunsaturated to saturated (P:S)...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins E
- Dietary Fats
- Female
- Humans
- Lipoproteins
- Male
- Phenotype
- Sex Characteristics
