Effects of dietary manipulation on vascular status of patients with peripheral vascular disease
- 24 June 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 249 (24) , 3326-3330
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.249.24.3326
Abstract
In a 1-yr, double-blind clinical trial, 45 patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) were randomly assigned to either the American Heart Association Hyperlipidemia Diet C (n = 20) or a low-fat, higher-fiber, complex carbohydrate diet similar to the Pritikin Maintenance Diet (n = 25). Vascular status and blood lipid levels were monitored at 0, 2, 4, 6 and 12 mo. Walking distance increased significantly in both groups, with no difference between groups. No vascular parameters changed significantly, suggesting that increased walking distance was due to improved metabolic capacity of the muscle. A trend toward lower blood lipid values was observed, with no significant differences within or between groups. Apparently, while patients with PVD benefit from a program of diet and exercise, there is no apparent advantage to the more difficult complex carbohydrate diet.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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