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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1993-8-5
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pubmed:abstractText |
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover clinical trial was designed to test the efficacy of psyllium fiber in lowering elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in children 5 to 17 years of age. Subjects with LDL-C levels > 2.84 mmol/L (110 mg/dl) after at least 3 months of a low total fat, low saturated fat, low cholesterol diet were enrolled. Two ready-to-eat cereals, with water-soluble psyllium fiber (6 gm/day) and without, were prescribed for 4 to 5 weeks each, with an intervening 2-week washout phase. Reported compliance rates exceeded 80% in the 20 subjects who completed the study. Mean initial total cholesterol, LDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride values were 5.23, 3.60, 1.18, and 2.22 mmol/L, respectively. Comparison of the mean changes (from baseline) in lipid values after the two periods of cereal consumption revealed no statistically nor clinically significant differences in total cholesterol, LDL-C, or high-density lipoprotein cholesterol values. Triglyceride levels, however, increased 0.68 mmol/L (26 mg/dl; p < 0.05) after the control cereal in comparison with the psyllium cereal. No significant differences were noted in the children's dietary intake (assessed by 7-day diet records) during the two study periods. Measures of growth (height, weight, and skin-fold thicknesses), and blood vitamin (folic acid; vitamins A, D, and E) and mineral (iron, zinc, and calcium) levels were not affected. In this study, psyllium fiber had no additional lowering effect on total cholesterol or LDL-C levels in children who were already following low total fat, low saturated fat, low cholesterol diets.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0022-3476
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
123
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
24-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Chi-Square Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Cholesterol,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Cholesterol, LDL,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Confidence Intervals,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Dietary Fiber,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Double-Blind Method,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Fasting,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Hypercholesterolemia,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Psyllium,
pubmed-meshheading:8391569-Time Factors
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pubmed:year |
1993
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-period crossover clinical trial of psyllium fiber in children with hypercholesterolemia.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pediatrics, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Randomized Controlled Trial,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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