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Review
. 2015 Mar;7(3):145-9.
doi: 10.14740/jocmr2030w. Epub 2014 Dec 29.

Effects of Dietary Fat Intake on HDL Metabolism

Hidekatsu Yanai  1 , Hisayuki Katsuyama  1 , Hidetaka Hamasaki  1 , Shinichi Abe  2 , Norio Tada  2 , Akahito Sako  1
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Effects of Dietary Fat Intake on HDL Metabolism

Hidekatsu Yanai et al. J Clin Med Res. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a lipoprotein which has anti-atherogenic property by reversing cholesterol transport from the peripheral tissues to liver. Low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) as well as high low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) is associated with the development of coronary heart diseases (CHD). Various epidemiological studies have suggested that the development of CHD increase in individuals with less than 40 mg/dL of HDL-C. In spite of accumulation of evidences suggesting a significant association between low HDL-C and CHD, effects of dietary factors on HDL metabolism remained largely unknown. We reviewed published articles about effects of dietary fat intake on HDL metabolism. The substitution of fatty acids (FA) for carbohydrates is beneficially associated with HDL metabolism. Monounsaturated FA intake may not affect HDL-C. Trans-FA is significantly associated with reduction of HDL-C, and is also adversely related with total cholesterol/HDL-C. Fish oils consumption, especially docosahexaenoic acid consumption, may be favorably associated with HDL metabolism. Although plant sterols and stanols may not affect HDL-C, policosanol intake is associated with a clinically significant decrease in the LDL/HDL ratio.

Keywords: Coronary heart diseases; Fatty acids; Fish oils; High-density lipoprotein; Plant sterols.

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