(Atlanta) - A low-fat spreading made of soybean oil reduces bad cholesterol up to 8%, according to a study presented today at the Annual Meeting of the American Heart Association. Researchers say the spread could help lower the risk of stroke and heart attack by millions of Americans.
in a recent study conducted by the center of Chicago for clinical research, 224 participants with moderately high cholesterol total used the bass spread, in combination with a low-fat diet / low cholesterol for five weeks. The subjects were randomly assigned to groups that used dissemination in quantities of a grass or two grams per day.
Most doctors consider a total cholesterol level less than less than 200 to be normal. High cholesterol can be treated with changes in diet drugs and lowering cholesterol. Levels of good and bad types of cholesterol determine the total cholesterol levels.
Kevin Maki, PhD and the chief investigator, says WebMD ", the study showed that dissemination reduced bad cholesterol or low density lipoprotein [LDL] without reducing the good cholesterol or high density- Lipoprotein [HDL]. We also discovered that using more spread was not necessarily better. "LDL fell about 7.5% in the One-Gram group versus about 8% in the group of two grams. "So consumers do not need to use much to decrease cholesterol. And this helps keep the cost down," says Maki.
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But preventing high cholesterol means doing more than using a low-fat propagation. "Spreads are really a complement to a healthy diet," says Cindy Moore, MS, RD, American Dietetic Association spokesman. "Research shows that a high diet in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, while lowering in animal fat reduce LDL up to 10%. The extra reduction of a low-fat spreading can decrease LDL up to 18%. Moore says WebMD ", this means that some people will not need drugs to decrease total cholesterol. "
This does not mean that low-fat spreads are a substitute for lower cholesterol drugs. "People with very high cholesterol will probably continue to medication, although it is possible that their dose will decrease," says Moore. "Of course, anyone who currently takes prescribed medicines to lower their cholesterol should continue to do so. And they should tell your doctor who are using a low-fat spread."
Currently, there are two of these spreads in the market. Both products are derived from plant extracts, although the propagation used in this study, called control, contain soybean oil, and the other, Benecol, contains pine oil. Each brand was shown to effectively reduce cholesterol and was approved by the FDA this year. Moore says: "The differences that seem to mean more for consumers so far are taste and texture."
