Influence of habitual dairy food intake on LDL cholesterol in a population-based cohort

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Influence of habitual dairy food intake on LDL cholesterol in a population-based cohort

Silvio Buscemi Giuseppe Rosafio Carola Buscemi Cristiana Randazzo Rosalia Caldarella Raffaele Ivan Cincione Salvatore Maestri Fabio Galvano Walter Currenti Antonio M. Borzì Francesco Meli Davide Corleo Marcello Ciaccio Anna Maria Barile Paolo Murabito

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Male Adult Population lcsh:TX341-641 Blood Pressure Longitudinal Studie Body fat percentage Article Body Mass Index LDL Cohort Studies Dairy chemistry.chemical_compound Animal science Cheese Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Animals Humans Longitudinal Studies Settore MED/49 - Scienze Tecniche Dietetiche Applicate education Sicily education.field_of_study ...Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Cholesterol Waist-Hip Ratio Animal Feeding Behavior Cholesterol LDL Anthropometry Middle Aged Ricotta Blood pressure Cholesterol Milk chemistry Cohort Female lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins)Glycated hemoglobin Dairy Products business Body mass index lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply Food Science

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Background: Cholesterol has a pivotal role in human physiology, exerting both structural and functional activity. However, higher blood cholesterol levels, especially low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), are a major cardiovascular risk factor. Therefore, special attention has been given to the effect of dietary factors in influencing LDL-C blood levels. In particular, much research has focused on dairy products, since they are a main component of different dietary patterns worldwide. A large body of evidence did not support the hypothesis that dairy products significantly increase circulating LDL-C, but no definitive data are available. Hence, we aimed to assess the relationships among LDL-C, habitual dairy food intake and anthropometric variables in a cohort representative of the general population in a Mediterranean area. Methods: We evaluated 802 healthy adults included in the ABCD_2 (Alimentazione, Benessere Cardiovascolare e Diabete) study (ISRCTN15840340), a longitudinal observational single-center study of a cohort representative of the general population of Palermo, Sicily. The habitual intake of dairy products was assessed with a validated food frequency questionnaire, and LDL-C serum levels and several anthropometric parameters were measured. Results: The group with high LDL-C serum concentrations (≥130 vs. &lt

year	journal	country	edition	language
2021-02-01

10.3390/nu13020593 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11769/506311