New Article Published on "the good" cholesterol

I'm back in the swing of things after my ice cream cake eating escapades in Hawaii. I was just made aware that a scientific article I co-authored with my doctoral mentor Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton has been published in the new Journal of Clinical Lipidology. I know you're probably thinking clinical lipidology...yawn. But this article is actually very practical as it has to do with lifestyle interventions to increase HDL-C a.k.a. the good cholesterol. Unfortunately, I don't currently have access to check out the published pdf but here's the abstract and link. Enjoy!!

Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 65-73 (March 2007)

Effects of lifestyle interventions on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels

Michael A. Roussell BS, Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD

This review summarizes intervention studies that evaluated the effects of lifestyle behaviors on high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. Current diet and lifestyle recommendations beneficially affect HDL-C. Individual lifestyle interventions that increase HDL-C include: a healthful diet that is low (7–10% of calories) in saturated fat and sufficient in unsaturated fat (15–20% of calories), regular physical activity, attaining a healthy weight, with moderate alcohol consumption, and cessation of cigarette smoking. Combining a healthy diet with weight loss and physical activity can increase HDL-C 10% to 13%. When combined with interventions that beneficially affect other cardiovascular disease risk factors, this increase in HDL-C is expected to contribute to a overall reduction in cardiovascular disease risk.