title: On the relationship between nutrition, sex hormones and high-density lipoproteins in women.
abstract: Western women have significantly higher high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels than Oriental women whereas in men HDL-cholesterol levels are very similar. Oriental women have HDL-cholesterol levels similar to those of both Western and Oriental men. Western women show a markedly higher resistance against atheromatous diseases than men. Evidence is provided demonstrating that women are able to increase their HDL-cholesterol levels on a nutrition high in saturated and monounsaturated fat. This could be explained by a concurrent dietary fat related increase in female sex hormone levels (e.g. estradiol and estrone), hormones which are known to increase HDL-cholesterol levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, St. Raphael University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kesteloot
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL