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ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
Volume 58, Issue 3, Pages 232-238Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000330112
Keywords
Figs; Dietary fiber; Hypercholesterolemia; Dietary intake; Lipids
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- California Fig Advisory Board
- NIH [SP20 MD00162]
- NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES [P20MD001632] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [R25GM060507] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities [P20MD006988] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Background: Figs are a rich source of soluble fiber. We evaluated the effect of consuming dried California Mission figs on serum lipids in hyperlipidemic adults. Methods: In a crossover trial men and women aged 30-75 years with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (100-189 mg/dl) were randomized to add dried California Mission figs (120 g/day) to their usual diet for 5 weeks or eat their usual diet for 5 weeks, then crossed over to the other condition for another 5 weeks. Six 24-hour dietary recalls were obtained. Results: Low-and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations did not differ between usual and figs-added diets (Bonferroni-corrected p > 0.017), while total cholesterol tended to increase with fig consumption (p = 0.02). Total cholesterol increased in participants (n = 41) randomized to usual followed by figs-added diet (p = 0.01), but remained unchanged in subjects (n = 42) who started with figs-added followed by usual diet (p = 0.4). During the figsadded diet, soluble fiber intake was 12.6 +/- 3.7 versus 8.2 +/- 4.1 g/day in the usual diet (p < 0.0001). Sugar intake increased from 23.4 +/- 6.5 to 32.2 +/- 6.3% of kcal in the figs-added diet (p < 0.0001). Body weight did not change (p = 0.08). Conclusions: Daily consumption of figs did not reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Triglyceride concentrations were not significantly changed despite an increase in sugar intake. Copyright (C) 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
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