Association Between Dietary Intakes & Blood Cholesterol Concentration

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Association Between Dietary Intake and Blood Cholesterol Concentration JoAnn

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Medical Abstract Title:

 

Associations Between Dietary Intakes and Blood Cholesterol

Concentrations at 31 Months

 

Author:

 

Cowin IS, Emmett PM, and the ALSPAC Study Team

 

Source:

 

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2001;55:39-49.

 

Abstract:

 

OBJECTIVE: The initial stages of atherosclerosis have been shown to

occur in children as young as 3. Elevated total and LDL cholesterol

concentrations and low HDL concentrations are a well-established risk

factor for atherosclerosis. The objective of this study was to

investigate the dietary determinants of blood lipid concentrations at 31

months of age.

SUBJECTS: A randomly selected group of children (214 boys, 175 girls) in

south-west England forming part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of

Pregnancy and Childhood (ALSPAC) cohort.

 

DESIGN: Three-day dietary records were obtained at 18 months. At 31

months a non-fasting blood sample was taken and analysed for total and

HDL cholesterol and triglyceride, and measures of height and weight were

taken.

 

RESULTS: Among boys, total cholesterol concentrations were positively

associated with the intake of total fat (r=0.209, P=0.002) and saturated

fatty acids (r=0.211, P=0.002). Among girls, HDLC was positively

associated with energy intake (r=0.204, P=0.018), and negatively

associated with intakes of polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat and sugar

in multivariate analysis. There were no associations between the intakes

of non-starch polysaccharides (fibre) or dietary cholesterol and total

or HDL cholesterol concentrations in either sex. Among boys, higher

intakes of breakfast cereals were associated with lower total

cholesterol (r=-0.187, P=0.008). Among girls, higher intakes of biscuits

and meat and meat products were associated with higher HDLC

concentrations.

 

CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that the dietary determinants of blood

lipid concentrations differ between boys and girls. Reducing saturated

fat intake in boys would be likely to lead to an improvement in blood

lipid profiles. In this study there is no evidence to suggest that an

increase in the intake of polyunsaturated fat by pre-school children

would result in improved blood lipid profiles.

 

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