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Effect of Nutritional Counseling Associated With the Ingestion of Oat Bran in Hypercholesterolemic Subjects in Secondary Prevention
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating oat bran - 40g and refined rice flour- 40g for Dietary Modification. Completed, enrolled 132 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Dyslipidemia is among the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Is's due to genetic and / or environmental factors such as inadequate dietary pattern. The occurrence of adverse events with statins, added to recent questions about their benefits on hard outcomes, opens a gap for the importance of seeking other forms of treatment of dyslipidemia, particularly in patients for secondary prevention. The consumption of oat bran, beta-glucan source of dietary fibers with supposed action in reducing the absorption of exogenous cholesterol and the endogenous synthesis of it, and source of avenanthramides, phytochemical compounds with alleged antioxidant in lipid membranes, can be effective strategy for secondary prevention of atherosclerotic disease.
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oat bran - 40g per day
refined rice flour - 40g per day