Atherosclerosis with its related complications is re-sponsible for approximately half of all
deaths in Canada.'Although several carefully controlled clinical trials in metabolic wards …

The National Diet-Heart Feasibility Study, which was supported by the National Heart
Institute, has been completed; the final report appears as a supplement to the March 1968 …

Gn the other hand, the highly sat¬ urated animal fats (butter, milk, eggs, etc.) and a few
vegetable oils (coconut oil, cocoa butter, palm oil) tend to elevate blood choles¬ terol. Table …

None of eight margarines substituted equicalorically for 22.5 per cent of calories as
carbohydrate in a basal formula diet providing 22.5 per cent of calories as butter fat caused …

THE RELATION of lipids in the diet to blood lipids and their significance in the etiology of
atherosclerosis is subject to con-siderable differences of opinion. The Central Committee for …

Used as a substitute for normal dietary intake of saturated fatty acids, margarines containing
plant sterols can cause a modest reduction in serum total cholesterol and low-density …

ApPROXIMATELY THREE years ago, experiments were begun to determine whether
everyday diets could be altered so as to reduce serum cholesterol levels and yet remain …

THE DEBATE as to whether dietary quality and quantity is causally related to atherosclerosis
has raged on for decades. As soon as a consensus appears to have been reached, foes of …

In the treatment of lipid disorders the role of diet alone or in combination with medication is
often underestimated. Controlled studies on normal subjects with total cholesterol levels of …

References: 1. Ahrens. EH. Jr., et al.: The influence of dietary fats on serum-lipid levels in
man. Lancet 1: 943, 1957.2. Hill. P, et af.: Effect of unsaturated fats and cholesterol on serum …