Vegetarian Diets along with Regular Exercise: Impact on High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels among Taiwanese Adults.
Medicina (Kaunas)
; 56(2)2020 Feb 13.
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ABSTRACT
Background and objectives:
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is important for improving risk estimates of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. We investigated the effect of omnivore and diverse vegetarian diets in connection with exercise on HDL-C. Materials andMethods:
Historical data of 9588 biobank participants (4025 exercisers and 5563 non-exercisers) aged 30-70 years were categorized as omnivores (n = 8589), former vegetarians (n = 544), lacto-ovo vegetarians (n = 417), and strict vegetarians (n = 38). We used multiple linear regression for analyses.Results:
HDL-C levels were higher in exercisers compared to non-exercisers. Compared with omnivores, strict vegetarians had decreased levels of HDL-C (ß = -5.705; p = 0.001) followed by lacto-ovo vegetarians (ß = -3.900; p < 0.001) and former vegetarians (ß = -0.329; p = 0.475). The test for trend was significant (p < 0.001). After categorization by exercise modalities, the ß-value was -13.984 for strict vegetarians, -4.419 for lacto-ovo vegetarians, and -1.864 for former vegetarians, respectively (p < 0.05). There was an interaction between diet and exercise (p = 0.009). Omnivores who exercised regularly had significantly higher HDL-C, whereas strict vegetarians who exercised regularly had significantly lower HDL-C.Conclusions:
In summary, strict vegetarian diets in conjunction with regular exercise might not serve as healthful behaviors to be implemented in everyday life considering the negative impact on HDL-C.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dieta Vegetariana
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Ejercicio Físico
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HDL-Colesterol
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Medicina (Kaunas)
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Taiwán