title: Menstrual cycle effect on plasma lipids.
abstract: In a study of 31 healthy women in which dietary intake and body weight were controlled, a significantly higher mean plasma cholesterol was observed in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle compared to the luteal phase (mean difference of 8.4% during controlled dietary periods). Higher mean plasma triglycerides (mean difference of 7.4%) and lower HDL-cholesterol (mean difference of 5.8%) were also observed in the follicular phase of the controlled dietary study, although these differences were not consistently significant.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-4200.
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Judd
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Nair
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005498:Follicular Phase; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008183:Luteal Phase; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D011897:Random Allocation; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D004041:Dietary Fats; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol