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EFFECT OF A HIGH ENERGY, LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET ON SERUM LEVELS OF LIPIDS AND LIPOPROTEINS
Author(s) -
Cham B. Elliot,
Roeser H. P.,
Warrell A.,
Linton I.,
Owens P.,
Gaffney T.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb135511.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , carbohydrate , triglyceride , cholesterol , blood lipids , ketogenic diet , lipoprotein , chemistry , biology , epilepsy , neuroscience
The effect of a high energy, low carbohydrate (ketogenic) diet on serum levels of lipids and lipoproteins was studied in two normal individuals. A marked rise in serum levels of cholesterol and phospholipid occurred during the diet, but serum triglyceride levels remained within the normal range. High density lipoprotein cholesterol level did not change, and the rise in serum level of cholesterol was distributed predominantly in low density lipoproteins. On the basis of recent data which link high serum cholesterol levels with its distribution in lipoproteins, these observed changes pose a potential atherogenic risk. Serum lipid and lipoprotein levels reverted to normal on discontinuation of the diet. A modest weight loss observed during the diet was regained within 24 hóurs of the diet's cessation.