Nutrition and CVD

Question 1

Diet changes that could potentially lower LDL

Answer 1

reduce sat fat intake to less than 7% (8-10% reduction in LDL)
reduce dietary chol to

Question 2

Outcomes of substituting monounsaturated fats (olive oil, mustard oil) for saturated fats

Answer 2

lowers LDL-cholesterol, raises HDL cholesterol

Question 3

Outcomes of subbing polyunsat fat for sat fat

Answer 3

lowers LDL-chol, neutral on HDL-chol

Question 4

Sources of polyunsat fats

Answer 4

Omega 6: corn oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil

Omega 3: fish and fish oil, soybean and canola oils, walnuts and butternuts, flax seed and flax seed oil, mustard seed oil