Article
ApoA-IV phenotype affects diet-induced plasma LDL cholesterol lowering.
Arteriosclerosis and thrombosis : a journal of vascular biology - 1 Jun 1994
Mata P, Ordovas J M, Lopez-Miranda J, Lichtenstein A H, Clevidence B, Judd J T, Schaefer E J
Abstract excerpt
The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recommends that dietary total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol intake be reduced to < or = 30% of calories, < 10% of calories, and < 300 mg/d, respectively (step 1 diet), in the general population to reduce plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and heart disease risk. We examined the LDL-C-lowering response to such a diet (26% fat, 8%...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins A
- Cholesterol, Dietary
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Dietary Fats
- Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Humans
- Male