title: Effect of low-fat, high-carbohydrate, high-fiber diet on fecal bile acids and neutral sterols.
abstract: The effect of a diet low in total fat and high in complex carbohydrates on the excretion of bile acids and neutral sterols and on serum lipids was studied in women, 46-47 years old, who were consuming a mixed Western diet. Participants kept an initial 3-day food record while consuming their normal diet (pre-diet period). During the dietary intervention period (experimental diet) which lasted for 26 days, all volunteers consumed a low-calorie, low-fat (less than 10% of total calories), high-fiber (37 g/day, high-carbohydrate diet. At the 1-year follow-up, the participants completed another 3-day food record, which indicates that these volunteers maintained their caloric and fat intake at levels slightly higher than the experimental diet, but lower than the pre-diet period. Individual 24-hr fecal samples for 2 days and blood samples were collected from the volunteers during each dietary period. Fecal samples were analyzed for neutral sterols and bile acids, and blood samples were analyzed to ascertain cholesterol and triglyceride levels. There were no significant differences in the excretion of neutral sterols between the dietary periods. Fecal secondary bile acids were significantly lower during the experimental and follow-up diet periods compared with the pre-test diet period. Serum cholesterol levels were significantly lower during the experimental and follow-up diet periods than during the pre-test diet period. These results suggest that switching from a high-fat, low-fiber diet to a low-fat, high-fiber diet can reduce the excretion of bile acids which are thought to be involved in the promotion of colon cancer.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition and Endocrinology, American Health Foundation, Valhalla, New York 10595.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Engle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Simi
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Barnard
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pritikin
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Wynder
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000378:metabolism*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005243:Feces / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008875:Middle Aged; D013261:Sterols / Q000378:metabolism*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D013261:Sterols; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol