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- Title
An Effective Dietary Education for Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Vegetarians.
- Authors
Cai, W. R.; Tzeng, I. S.; Kuo, C. Y.; Hou, Y. C.
- Abstract
Vegetarian diet is usually thought to be healthy for the population; however, an unbalanced vegetarian diet may result in hyperlipidemia. Here, we report the case of a 55-year-old lacto-ovo vegetarian with hypercholesterolemia who underwent an effective dietary intervention. After the dietitian's assessment, an educational and individual meal plan was designed, which complied with the Taiwan vegetarian guideline. Results indicated that the total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein levels returned to their normal ranges within 4 weeks of intervention. Therefore, the intervention (i.e., dietitian's individual nutritional education) and consuming 2 meals per day, designed to comply with the Taiwan vegetarian guideline, could be beneficial for serum lipid profiles.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; CHOLESTEROL; FOOD habits; HIGH density lipoproteins; HYPERCHOLESTEREMIA; LOW density lipoproteins; NUTRITIONAL assessment; NUTRITION education; PATIENT education; TRIGLYCERIDES; VEGETARIANISM; TREATMENT effectiveness
- Publication
Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research, 2020, Vol 18, Issue 2, p141
- ISSN
1540-7535
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37290/ctnr2641-452X.18:141-143