title: Are low-cholesterol diets expensive?
abstract: To serve as the basis of cost comparison, USDA "moderate-cost" and "thrifty" menus for one week were modified to meet guidelines for a cholesterol-lowering diet. Prices of individual items on the menus at both cost levels were obtained from two supermarkets and averaged. Items on the moderate-cost, cholesterol-lowering diet were $1.37 less than the USDA menus. At the low-cost level, the modified menus cost 22 cents more. In neither case was the difference significant by the t-test.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008612:Menu Planning; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary