Effect of a Practical Dietary Regimen on Serum Cholesterol Level

Effects of Triparanol (Mer-29) on Cholesterol Biosynthesis and on Blood Sterol Levels in Man*

“…On the other hand, there are some patients in whom the total sterol level drops significantly, and the mean drop is in the neighborhood of 15 per cent. This degree of response compares unfavorably with the therapeutic responses that have been obtained using dietary treatment with unsaturated fat, or low fat diets, or with nicotinic acid (30)(31)(32).…”

The Role of Diet in Reducing the Blood Cholesterol Level*

“…Further evidence was supplied by Boyer et al (13) in a study of institutionalized patients. A regimen in which a margarine containing 20 per cent hydrogenated coconut oil (low in linoleic acid) and 80 per cent corn oil was substituted for all table and kitchen fats, was effective in decreasing and maintaining the decrease in elevated blood cholesterol levels.…”