Article
Diet-gene interactions in human lipoprotein metabolism.
Journal of the American College of Nutrition - 1 Aug 1997
Dreon D M, Krauss R M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation can influence the effects of hypocholesterolemic dietary interventions on lipoproteins involved in coronary artery disease (CAD). Individuals with the E4 allelic variant of the apo E gene exhibit greater low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol reductions on low-fat, low-choles...
Topics
- Apolipoproteins
- Cholesterol, Dietary
- Diet
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Lipoproteins
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Male
