From: David C. Harris (dharris@best.com)
Date: Tue Dec 08 1998 - 01:16:13 MST
Doug,
Do you know how these peanut results compare to the use of olive oil, the
monounsaturated oil prominent in the highly regarded "Mediterranean diet"?
Years ago some scientists (from Harvard maybe?) argued that the
Mediterranean was even better than the then popular extreme low fat diet.
And could peanut oil, used in at least Chinese cooking, account for the
healthy hearts of traditional-food-eating Asians?
- David
At 08:08 PM 98/12/7 -0800, Doug Skrecky wrote:
>"Low Fat-monosaturated Rich Diets Containing High-oleic Peanuts Improve
>Serum Lipoprotein Profiles."
>Lipids 32(7): 687-695 Jul 1997
>
>Abstract:
>
> Postmenopausal hypercholesterolemic women are at risk for cardiovascular
>disease and are encouraged to follow low-fat (LF) (< or = 30% energy)
>diets. However, these diets may have undesirable effects on high density
>lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) and
>triglycerides, whereas diets high in monosaturated fats do not. Twenty
>postmenopausal hypercholesterolemic women previously consuming high-fat
>diets (34% energy) were placed on a low fat-monosaturated rich diet (LFMR:
>26% 14% energy, respectively) for 6 mon. Sixteen women already eating LF
>diets (24% energy) were also followed to monitor variations in serum lipids
>due to seasonal variations. Twenty-five women successfully completely the
>study (LFMR = 12, LF = 13). Serum cholesterol decreased 10% (264 to 238
>mg/dl, P< or = 0.01) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)
>decreased 12% (182 to 161 mg/dl, P < or = 0.01) in the LFMR group, but did
>not change in the LF group. The reduction in serum cholesterol in the LFMR
>group was greater than estimated by predictive formulas. Serum
>triglycerides and apo A-I did not change in both groups, but only the LFMR
>group showed a trend toward toward beneficial changes in LDL-C/HDL-C and
>apo A-Vapo B ratios. Overall, the LFMR was well tolerated and resulted and
>resulted in an improved serum lipid and apolipprotein profile.
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