And even earlier, Ahrens and colleagues (1957) had shown that adding coconut oil to the diet of
hypercholesterolemics lowers serum cholesterol from, e.g., 450 mg / dl to 367 mg / dl.
Not exact matches
Beauchesne - Rondeau E, Gascon A, Bergeron J, Jacques H. Plasma lipids and lipoproteins in
hypercholesterolemic men fed a lipid -
lowering diet containing lean beef, lean fish, or poultry.
Studies that supposedly showed a
hypercholesterolemic effect of coconut oil feeding, in fact, usually only showed that coconut oil was not as effective at
lowering the serum cholesterol as was the more unsaturated fat being compared.
«Orange juice decreases
low - density lipoprotein cholesterol in
hypercholesterolemic subjects and improves lipid transfer to high - density lipoprotein in normal and
hypercholesterolemic subjects.»
Dietary hydrogenated fat increases high - density lipoprotein apo A-I catabolism and decreases
low - density lipoprotein apo B - 100 catabolism in
hypercholesterolemic women
However, soy protein appears to have several other mechanisms by which it
lowers cholesterol (i.e. isoflavones, endocrine effects, fiber, saponins, etc.) The specific effects of dietary protein on plasma cholesterol concentrations are well documented: animal proteins tend to be
hypercholesterolemic as compared to plant proteins.
Phytosterols / stanols
lower cholesterol concentrations in familial
hypercholesterolemic subjects: a systematic review with meta - analysis.
Flaxseed lignan
lowers blood cholesterol and decreases liver disease risk factors in moderately
hypercholesterolemic men.
Hypercholesterolemic individuals consuming 114 g / d of a psyllium - flake cereal for 6 weeks showed significantly
lower serum total and LDL cholesterol concentrations than those consuming the same amount of wheat - bran flake cereal (Anderson et al., 1992b).
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).
Psyllium - enriched cereals
lower blood total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, but not HDL cholesterol, in
hypercholesterolemic adults: Results of a meta - analysis.