“…Medication-Fourteen studies reported that none of the subjects were taking any type of medication that could affect lipids and lipoproteins, 4,6,8,18,20,22,24,25,[29][30][31]34,37,40 whereas ten studies reported that some of the subjects were taking some type of drug that could affect lipids and lipoproteins. [10][11][12]17,21,23,32,33,36,38 Of these ten studies, two (20%) were limited to postmenopausal women. 12 Diet/physical activity-Eighteen studies reported that there were no changes in diet that could affect lipid and lipoprotein levels, 5,8,10-13,18,22,24,26,29-34,36,41 and two studies reported that some of the subjects had changes in diet that could affect lipid and lipoprotein levels.…”