The concentration of serum lipids in Zen monks and control males in Japan.

• KITA TORU

• YOKODE MASAYUKI

• KUME NORIAKI

• ISHII KENJI

• NAGANO YUTAKA

• MIKAMI ATSUSHI

• KITA MASATO

• FUJII KAZUHIRO

• KAWAI CHUICHI

• DOMAE NAOCHIKA

• ISHIHARA HIROSHI

• KIMURA MIEKO

• ITOKAWA YOSHlNORI

Abstract

The concentrations of total, low density lipoprotein (LDL), and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglyceride and apoprotein B have been examined in Zen monks whose intake of animal products was almost negligible for 2 to 8 years, and in age-matched (24 to 25 years) control Japanese males who eat Western style food. The mean levels of total, LDL- and HDL-cholesterol, and apoprotein B were 135.1±16.7, 73.0±11.6, 50.4±9.6, and 70.6±15.6 mg/dl, respectively in Zen monks. These levels were 28.5, 32.8, 18.8, and 23.9% lower in Zen monks than in control Japanese males. These values are statistically significant compared to those of the controls (p < 0.01). There were no significant changes in the level of triglyceride in both groups

Journal

• Japanese Circulation Journal

  Japanese Circulation Journal 52 (2), 99-104, 1988

  The Japanese Circulation Society

Keywords

• Cholesterol
• Dietary habit
• LDL
• Fatty acids

Details

• CRID: 1390001206434274432
• NII Article ID: 130003547783
• DOI: 10.1253/jcj.52.99
• COI: 1:CAS:528:DyaL1cXltV2gsrs%3D
• ISSN: 13474839
• ISSN: 00471828
• ISSN: http://id.crossref.org/issn/00471828
• PubMed: 3361706
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/circj1960/52/2/52_2_99/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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