objective: patients with metabolic syndrome are prone to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. regarding the importance of nutritional factors in management of metabolic syndrome, this study was designed to evaluate the effects of dark chocolate consumption on serum lipid profile in patients with metabolic syndrome. materials and methods: in this randomized clinical trial, 114 patients with meta...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to compare 2 direct measurements for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) with the Friedewald calculation (LDL-C [F]) in serum and their relationship with size-and charge-based LDL subfractions in serum ultracentrifugation fractions in patients with hypercholesterolemia (HC). METHODS AND RESULTS Serum samples from 283 HC patients who particip...

We compared low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) values obtained by the Friedewald formula--i.e., total cholesterol minus high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol minus very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol (estimated as triglyceride divided by 5)--with those obtained by lipoprotein fractionation, using 4736 specimens. When triglycerides were less than 2.0 g/L, greater than 90%...

BACKGROUND LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations currently are determined in most clinical laboratories using the Friedewald calculation. This approach has several limitations and may not always meet the current total error recommendation in LDL-C measurement of </=12% established by the National Cholesterol Education Program. METHODS In a multicenter study, we evaluated the analytical and c...

Data protection and privacy gain social importance as technology and data flows play an ever greater role in shaping social structure. Despite this, understanding of public opinion on these issues is conspicuously lacking. This article is a meta-analysis of public opinion surveys on data protection and privacy focussed on EU citizens. The article firstly considers the understanding and awarenes...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of a greater-than-5% weight reduction in hemodynamic, metabolic, and neuroendocrine profiles of grade I obese subjects. METHODS Observational study with 47 grade I obese subjects, with mean age of 33 years who received monthly orientation regarding diet, physical exercises, and eating behavior for four months. Blood pressure using the auscultatory method and ...

Latar Belakang: Hiperlipidemia merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan global dengan jumlah penderita yang semakin meningkat setiap tahunnya. Secara global, per tiga penyakit jantung iskemik disebabkan oleh kadar kolesterol tinggi termasuk LDL. keseluruhan, hiperkolesterolemia diperkirakan menyebabkan 2,6 juta kematian. Beberapa penelitian menyatakan bahwa konsumsi teh memiliki efek baik untuk k...

Introduction: Elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is an important risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Direct LDL-C measurement not widely performed. routinely calculated using the Friedewald equation (FLDL), which inaccurate at high triglyceride (TG) or low levels. We aimed to compare this routine method with other estimation methods in patients type...