Dietary control of hyperlipidaemia
1977
Reid, Vivien | Mulcahy, Risteárd | Hickey, Noel | Graham, Ian | McAirt, Julian
Extract: One hundred and ten adult out patients entered a prospective study of the effect of dietary control of hyperlipidemia. Patients with type II hyperlipidemia were treated with a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, with substitution of polyunsaturated fats. Additional carbohydrate and alcohol restriction was applied to patients with type IV hyperlipidemia. Caloric restriction was prescribed for overweight patients. In type II patients, mean serum cholesterol fell from 322 to 286 mg per 100 ml, and weight from 159 to 152 lb over the first six months of treatment. In type IV patients cholesterol fell from 328 to 281 mg per 100ml, triglycerides from 389 to 241 mg per 100 ml and weight from 166 to 156 lb over the same period. It is concluded that diet can produce a significant reduction in plasma lipid levels over six months in some hyperlipidemic patients.
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