HUN 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Dash Diet, Healthy Diet, Kidney Failure
15 Apr 2017
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American heart association"s diet and lifestyle recommendations. Use up at least as many calories as you take in. Eat a variety of nutritious foods from all food groups. Other dietary interventions and cvd risk reduction. Dietary fiber: able to swell and hold water, soluble viscous fiber. Bind bild acids or cholesterol preventing re-uptake and absorption. After hepatic fatty acid synthesis by products of fermentation: very small decreased in ldl cholesterol (10-15%) Fish oil supplements: a source of omega 3 fa that. 2g and 4g per day increases serum tg. > 3g for day could cause excessive bleeding. Vitamin supplements: antioxidant vitamins, b vitamins. High plasma homocysteine associated with increased risk of cvd. Meet rda values from food: soy protein. May reduce risk of cvd if it replaces animal and dairy products. Flavonoids and sulfur-containing compounds in fruits and vegetables not well studied: plant stanols and sterols. Naturally found in small amounts of corn, wheat, rye.
