Fiber,hypercholesteremia, and atherosclerosis |
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Authors: | Kritchevsky David Story Jon A |
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Affiliation: | (1) The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 36th Street at Spruce, 19104 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Abstract: | Epidemiological data suggest that populations subsisting on high fiber diets are free of a number of the diseases of Western
civilization, among them coronary heart disease. Studies in animals and man show that each type of fiber exerts it own specific
influence. Thus, in man bran has no effect on serum lipids, but pectin lowers cholesterol levels. In animals fed atherogenic
diets, alfalfa and pectin exert some measure of protection, but cellulose does not. To fully understand the mode of action
of dietary fiber, it is necessary to ascertain the mechanism(s) of action of each chemical component of that fiber. |
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