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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
The National Cholesterol Education Program advocates dietary interventions in persons with high and moderate blood cholesterol levels and in the general population as a preventive measure for coronary heart disease. For these efforts to be successful, it is necessary to understand consumer characteristics and behaviors, including nutrient intake and dietary patterns. We studied the relationship of plasma cholesterol levels to consumer characteristics and dietary behaviors by examining 127 men (aged 20 through 71 years) and 187 women (aged 18 through 67 years) as part of a cholesterol screening project in the administrative offices and academic departments of Boston University from March 1988 through June 1988. Our results showed that specific consumer characteristics and dietary behaviors significantly differentiated male and female groups with low, moderate, and high cholesterol levels. Factors that should be considered in planning dietary interventions aimed at cholesterol reduction in men include spouse involvement and support in lipid-lowering interventions; weight reduction; increase in exercise; reduction in beef intake; and increases in dietary fiber and carbohydrates, particularly fruits. For women, recommendations include weight reduction; possible interventions aimed at reducing blood pressure (ie, behavioral modification aimed at reducing stress, increasing exercise, and cooking low-salt meals); reduction in beef intake, dietary fat, and saturated fat; and increases in carbohydrates and dietary fiber.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-8223
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
434-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Calcium, Dietary, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Dietary Carbohydrates, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Dietary Fats, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Dietary Fiber, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Eating, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Exercise, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Fruit, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Health Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Meat, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:1313466-Sex Factors
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Nutrition and behavioral characteristics and determinants of plasma cholesterol levels in men and women.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Mass.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article