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  • Title: Lipid and antioxidant blood levels in vegetarians.
    Author: Krajcovicová-Kudlácková M, Simoncic R, Béderová A, Klvanová J, Brtková A, Grancicová E.
    Journal: Nahrung; 1996 Feb; 40(1):17-20. PubMed ID: 8975140.
    Abstract:
    Parameters of lipid metabolism (triacylglycerols TG, cholesterol CH, HDL-CH, LDL-CH, atherogenic index AI, profile of fatty acids) were measured in blood samples of 81 healthy lacto and lacto-ovo vegetarians (42 males, 39 females; age range 19-39 years). The average period of being on a vegetarian diet was 6.2 years. Low levels of TG, CH, LDL-CH, AI and HDL-CH values on the borderline between standard and reduced risk (1.4 mmol.l-1) can be considered as favourable from the atherosclerosis prevention aspect. Compared with non-vegetarians (n = 62), the levels of TG, CH, LDL-CH, and AI are significantly reduced in the vegetarian group. As opposed to non-vegetarians, vegetarians showed a higher total sum of polyunsaturated fatty acids, a significantly higher content of linoleic acid (C 18:2) and linolenic acid (C 18:3), unchanged content of oleic acid (C 18:1), stearic acid (C 18:0) and other polyunsaturated fatty acids. The process of lipoperoxidation (with polyunsaturated fatty acids as substrate) is involved in the etiology of cardiovascular and oncological diseases. Favourable values of prooxidative-antioxidative parameters demonstrated a reduced risk of lipoperoxidation in vegetarians, compared to non-vegetarians (significantly reduced content of conjugated dienes of fatty acids in plasma, significantly higher plasma levels of vitamin C, beta-carotene, vitamin E/cholesterol ratio--and indicator of LDL protection, vitamin E/triacylglycerols ratio--an indicator of fatty acid protection--, selenium and glutathione-peroxidase activity).
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