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Improved serum cholesterol concentration following a structured diet plan incorporating healthy convenient prepared meals
Author(s) -
Brosnahan Jen,
Summers Amber,
Nguyen Von,
Lowndes Joshua,
Zukley Linda,
Cooper Lisa,
Reimers Kristin,
Angelopoulos Theodore J,
Rippe James M
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.550.14
Subject(s) - medicine , calorie , lipid profile , meal , coronary artery disease , cholesterol , dash , computer science , operating system
Hypercholesterolemia is known to be a significant risk factor of coronary artery disease and is often accompanied by other lipid abnormalities including high triglycerides and low HDL. Interventions designed to improve the overall lipid profile are desirable. We examined the effects of a DASH‐Style (DS; n=71) diet and exercise or exercise only (EO, n=60) program on cardiovascular risk factors in 131 participants (BMI 22‐40) for 24 weeks. Both groups received an exercise prescription recommending a minimum of 15 minutes of moderate physical activity, 3 days per week and progressing to 45 minutes, 4 days per week by week 12. They also met with an exercise physiologist once weekly for 12 weeks and biweekly thereafter. The DS group followed a reduced calorie eating pattern and incorporated one commercially prepared healthy frozen meal and one other selected grocery item each day for 24 weeks and received dietary counseling from a dietician once weekly for 12 weeks and biweekly thereafter. After 24 weeks, the DS group reduced body weight to a significantly greater degree than EO (‐17.70 ± 10.11 vs ‐6.23 ± 8.12 lbs, p<0.001). In addition significantly greater improvements were observed in total cholesterol (‐12.01 ± 25.71 vs ‐1.75 ± 32.27 mg/dL, p<0.001). There were no other differences between the groups in lipid profiles. These data suggest that a structured diet plan that incorporates healthy prepared meals can successfully improve measures of an atherogenic lipid profile and potentially reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease.