Lipoprotein profiles and their relation to animal fat intake in healthy old people from four Spanish localities.
In studies carried out on 401 individuals from different Spanish regions, blood lipoprotein levels do not show a clear relationship to amounts of animal fat intake because diet habits change in old age. But in these persons there was a significant and positive correlation between actual LDL levels and animal fat intake when they were 40-45 years old. Similar results are obtained with HDL, but correlations are inversely proportional. Our study leads to the interpretation that diet habits during the first phase of the adult life span are determinant for the lipoprotein profiles in older ages, which can still be observed in very old individuals.
Velasco
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Instituto Universitario de Investigación Gerontológica y Metabólica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
Padilla
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Pérez
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JC
Ruiz-Torres
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain
D004041:Dietary Fats; D008074:Lipoproteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL