Effectiveness of a Nutrition Education and Physical Fitness Training Program in Lowering Lipid Levels in the Black Elderly

6 October 1994

journal article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Nutrition For the Elderly

Vol. 13 (3) , 23-33
https://doi.org/10.1300/j052v13n03_02

Abstract

A multidisciplinary nutrition education and fitness training program was tested for its effectiveness in lowering lipid profiles of elderly clients through dietary modification and exercise. The program served 31 free-living, predominantly female, black elderly aged 56-88 years. Dietary, anthropometric, biochemical, and fitness assessments were performed before and after the 10-week, biweekly program. Significant decreases (p < 0.05) were seen in waist circumference, total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoproteins (LDL-C), and TC/HDL-C ratio. These findings suggest a 10-week, biweekly program can be effective in producing both significant, as well as favorable changes, in atherogenic lipids in elderly black subjects.

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