title: Effects of dietary therapy on post renal transplant hyperlipidemia. A prospective study.
abstract: Hyperlipidemia often occurs after renal transplantation and may contribute to increased cardiovascular morbidity. The National cholesterol education program guidelines (NCEP) recommend dietary modification as the initial therapeutic intervention. We evaluated the effects of the AHA Step I and Step II diets on the serum total cholesterol (TC) and the triglyceride (TG) levels in nondiabetic renal transplant patients. Both the AHA Step I (TC 296 +/- 7 vs 294 +/- 9 mg/dL, p = ns) and Step II diets (TC 282 +/- 8 vs 292 +/- 16 mg/dL, p = ns) failed to significantly lower the serum total cholesterol and the triglycerides levels. During this dietary intervention, the patients' body weight and serum creatinine level remained stable. Our data suggest that neither the AHA Step 1 nor the Step II diet are effective in significantly lowering elevated serum lipids in nondiabetic renal transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Van Stone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D003404:Creatinine