diets Flashcards
1
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dash diet purpose
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- to help with hypertension: high bp
2
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dietary approaches of dahs diet
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- lower bp
- lower blood ldl cholesterol
- lower amino acid homocysteine
- homocysteine levels positively correlated with hypertension, coronary artery disease related death, all cause death
3
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dash trial diet
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- 3 diets tested dahs diet, control veg and fruit diet added to refined food, refined food diet
4
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food in dash diet
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- fruit and veg, low low fat dairy, fish, lean meat, legumes, seeds, nuts
5
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dash results
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- dash lowered bp
- effects greater in hypertensive subjects
- beg and fruit diet had an effect but less than dash
6
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portfolio diet purpose
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- to lower ldl and raise hdl
7
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portfolio trial
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- 3 diets tested:
- control diet: medical diet low in saturated fat
- diet A plus statin drug
- diet A plus portfolio content
8
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foods in portfolio
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- to lower ldl: plant sterols, soy proteins, viscous fiber
- to raise hdl: almonds
9
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portfolio results
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- ldl lowered, hdl increased
10
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meditterranean diet purpose
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- lower risk of cardiovascular diseases
11
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mediterranean diet food
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- seasonal produce
- sources of animal products, meat and dairy, meat and goat
- tomato sauce, olive oil
- yogurt and cottage cheese
- whole meal bread and cereals
- wine
- fiber enriched pasta
12
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vegan purpose
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- to examine nutrient intakes of subjects assigned vegan diets for clinical reasons
13
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vegan trial
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- compare low fat vegan diet and step 2 diet for cholesterol reduction
14
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features of low fat vegan diet
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- no energy intake limits
- subjects maintain usual exercise
- 10% fat, 15% protein, 75% carb
- cant eat animal products, calorie dense foods, high fat processed foods
15
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low fat vegan results
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- body weight decreased more with vegan than step 2
- insulin sensitivity increased
- didnt meet dris for: Ca, VitD, zinc, but mostly met for iron
