Since insulin is known to promote cholesterol synthesis in the liver, a reduction in the absorption of glucose after meals through the consumption of fiber can help to
control serum cholesterol levels.
Not exact matches
«The association between the eating behaviours subscore and
serum non-HDL
cholesterol persisted after
controlling for age, sex, birth weight, zBMI (z - score body mass index), parental BMI, gestational diabetes and parental ethnicity.»
Charles DeCarli, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center and an author of the study, said it is a wake - up call that, just as people can influence their late - life brain health by limiting vascular brain injury through
controlling their blood pressure, the same is true of getting a handle on their
serum cholesterol levels.
Higher adherence to the
control diet was also associated with greater reduction in
serum cholesterol (P = 0.004).
The
control diet, which increased dietary linoleic acid by 38 % but did not alter saturated fat, produced a modest but significant reduction in
serum cholesterol compared with baseline (− 5 mg / dL (SD 30 mg / dL); − 1.0 % (SD 14.5 %); P < 0.001)(fig 3 ⇑ and table 2 ⇑).
The mean change in
serum cholesterol during follow - up was − 17.9 % in the intervention group and − 1.3 % in the
control group.
A low fat diet rich in complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber improves the glycemic
control, reduces the insulin requirements, slows down the intestinal glucose absorption, enhances the peripheral tissue insulin sensibility, and reduces body fat, arterial blood pressure,
serum cholesterol and triglycerides levels [45].
«Available evidence from randomized
controlled trials shows that replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid [vegetable oil] effectively lowers
serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.
Mean body weight fell by 9.0 kg [20 lb], waist circumference fell by 15 cm [6 inches], blood glucose (BG)
control measured as HbA1c, fell by 10 mmol / mol or 19 %, liver function measured as
serum glutamyl transferase (GGT) improved by 39 % and total
cholesterol (TC) fell by 5 %.
The resultant higher insulin surges can have negative effects on
serum cholesterol, weight
control (and weight
control by diabetics on vegan diets), and perhaps cancer risk (1, 2).
Some nutritional benefits gained from lactic acid include an improved nutritional value of food,
control of intestinal infections, and
control of
serum cholesterol levels.
In a prospective, randomized,
controlled trial with a low fat and a low fat plus high Dietary Fiber groups, the group consuming high Dietary Fiber exhibited a greater average reduction (13 percent) in
serum total
cholesterol concentration than the low fat (9 percent) and the usual diet (7 percent) groups (Anderson et al., 1992a).
Consumption of 10.2 g / d of psyllium (n = 384) lowered
serum total
cholesterol by 4 percent and
serum LDL
cholesterol by 7 percent, relative to the cellulose
control (n = 272).
Furthermore, hypercholesterolemic men who received 15 g / d of guar gum had significantly lower
serum total
cholesterol and LDL
cholesterol con - centrations compared to the placebo
controls after 6 weeks (Aro et al., 1984).
For example, when type 2 diabetics were provided guar gum (21 g / d) for 3 months, the mean
serum total and LDL
cholesterol concentrations were significantly lower than
controls (Aro et al., 1981).
The effects of 10.2 g / d of psyllium seed husk on
serum LDL
cholesterol concentrations were modest, with levels 5.3 percent below that of the
control group at week 24 (p < 0.05).