1999
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.4.632
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Effects of the National Cholesterol Education Program's Step I and Step II dietary intervention programs on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a meta-analysis

Abstract: Step I and Step II dietary interventions have multiple beneficial effects on important cardiovascular disease risk factors.

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“…The fact that both interventions were effective in improving the serum lipid profiles compared to the baseline levels was not surprising, given these diets more closely matched the macronutrient profiles of established lipid-modifying diets such as the NCEP Step 1 (Yu Poth et al, 1999) than did the subjects' pre-experimental diets.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…The fact that both interventions were effective in improving the serum lipid profiles compared to the baseline levels was not surprising, given these diets more closely matched the macronutrient profiles of established lipid-modifying diets such as the NCEP Step 1 (Yu Poth et al, 1999) than did the subjects' pre-experimental diets.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…However, most expert bodies and major review articles now apply meta analysis to produce large data sets (e.g. [117]). These advances have enabled a clearer consensus to be reached with respect to the LDL cholesterol raising properties of lauric, myristic and palmitic acids.…”
Section: Saturated Fatty Acidsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These small numbers may not contain sufficient power to draw a definitive conclusion; however, it is of value to mention two key studies that examined this relationship using a meta-analytic approach (Dattilo & Kris-Etherton, 1992;Yu-Poth et al, 1999). In (Dattilo & Kris-Etherton, 1992) a strong and consistent pattern was found, ie 'the greater the initial TC the greater decrease occurred with weight loss'.…”
Section: Lipoprotein Response To Weight Loss Hh Ditschuneit Et Almentioning
confidence: 99%