[Diet therapy and treatment of hypercholesterolemic patients].
Atherosclerosis is the main cause of death in western industrialized Countries. Different studies have shown the fundamental role of cholesterol-containing lipoproteins in the atherogenic process and the beneficial impact of lowering plasma cholesterol levels. To achieve reduction of plasma cholesterol, in the general population as well as in high-risk subjects, dietetic measures should first aim at controlling such a risk factor. Guidelines to be followed in prescribing a diet for hypercholesterolemic patients are presented.
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Servizio di Dietetica, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia A. Gemelli, Largo F. Vito 1, Roma, Italia.
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D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000178:diet therapy*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena