High fiber diet in hyperlipemia. Comparison with cholestyramine treatment in type IIA hyperlipoproteinemia
- 21 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 240 (3) , 223-227
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.240.3.223
Abstract
Patients (14) with type lla hyperlipoproteinemia were treated with a high fiber intake (powdered cellulose or soy hulls or both) for 6 mo. Of the patients, 8 were treated with 16 g of cholestyramine resin daily without the high fiber intake for an additional 6 mo. The cholesterol intake was comparable in both treatment programs. The mean serum cholesterol levels decreased during both, but the decrease occurred and was more pronounced in all patients treated with cholestyramine. Responsiveness to the high fiber diet was not related to an increased responsiveness to cholestyramine treatment. In most patients the serum triglyceride levels increased, and the fasting plasma glucose levels did not change substantially during either treatment program. Both regimens were free of adverse side effects.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Fiber and Pectin in the Diet and Serum Cholesterol Concentration in Man.Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1961