title: [Diet therapy of hypercholesterolemia. Can the diet of persons who already follow a cholesterol-lowering diet be further improved by guidelines given by a clinical nutritionist?].
abstract: The objective of the study was to investigate whether expert advice from a clinical nutritionist improves the diet of patients who have previously been instructed by health professionals to follow a lipid-lowering diet. We investigated dietary composition before and after dietary intervention by a clinical nutritionist in 46 individuals, aged 33 to 65 years, with primary hypercholesterolemia. After intervention, there was a 25% reduction in the intake of saturated fat and of cholesterol (p < 0.0001) and an 65% elevation of the P/S-ratio (p < 0.05). Percentage of energy from fat remained unchanged. The diet of patients who are already following a lipid-lowering diet can be improved by expert advice from a clinical nutritionist, and they easily adjust to new habits.
authors.affiliation: Medisinsk avdeling A Rikshospitalet, Oslo.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gørbitz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015930:Diet Records; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004046:Dietetics; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000178:diet therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats
vernacular_title: Kostbehandling ved hyperkolesterolemi. Kan kostholdet til personer som allerede følger et kolesterolsenkende kosthold, forbedres ytterligere etter veiledning av klinisk ernaeringsfysiolog?