TABLE 5.
Postprandial Cholesterol and Triglyceride Responses at Each Level of Dietary Cholesterol
| Postlunch Response | Post–Fat-Formula Response | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary Cholesterol,* mg/d |
TC | LDL-C | TG | HDL-C | TC | LDL-C | TG | HDL-C |
| 128 | −2.7 (4.7) |
−6.1 (4.3) |
23.8 (24.9) |
−0.9 (2.3) |
−0.5 (5.5) |
−14.8 (10.1) |
85.0 (57.3) |
−2.7 (3.5) |
| 283 | −0.5 (4.6) |
−3.9 (4.9) |
20.3 (23.4) |
−0.7 (1.4) |
−0.0 (6.5) |
−18.8 (11.6) |
111.4 (59.8) |
−3.5 (2.3) |
| 468 | −1.5 (4.9) |
−5.7 (5.2) |
27.6 (21.8) |
−1.0 (1.0) |
1.0 (6.8) |
−13.6 (14.7) |
88.0 (68.8) |
−3.0 (2.8) |
| 858 | −1.1 (5.7) |
−3.8 (5.5) |
21.2 (27.5) |
−0.7 (1.5) |
0.3 (5.9) |
−18.7 (13.2) |
112.8 (76.8) |
−3.5 (2.7) |
TC indicates total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; and HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Values are expressed in milligrams per deciliter. Postlunch (2, 4, and 6 hours after lunch) and post–fat-formula (4 and 8 hours after the fat load) responses were calculated as the mean (SD) of the values obtained during each test corrected for baseline (premeal) value. All 20 subjects had a postlunch test and a post–fat-fonmula test on each of the tour diets. Negative values indicate a fall in a level during the test. None of the responses on any diet was significantly different from any other response.
Measured amounts on each of the four diets.