Effects of dietary fiber intake on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in subjects at high risk

Ramon Estruch (1) , Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez (2) , Dolores Corella (3) , Josep Basora-Gallisá (4) , Valentina Ruiz-Gutierrez (5) , Maria Isabel Covas (6) , Miguel Fiol (7) , Enrique Gómez-Gracia (8) , Mari Carmen Lopez-Sabater (9) , Rosa Escoda (1) , Maria Angeles Pena (10) , Javier Diez-Espino (2) , Carlos Lahoz (11) , Jose Lapetra (12) , Guillermo Saez (3) , Emilio Ros (1)

1 Hospital Clinic at Barcelona
2 University of Navarra Shool of Medicine
3 University of Valencia School of Medicine
4 Institut Catala de la Salut
5 Instituto de la Grasa
6 Instituto Municipal de Investigación Médica at Barcelona
7 Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Palma de Mallor
8 Universidad de Málaga [Málaga] = University of Málaga [Málaga]
9 School of Pharmacy, at Barcelona
10 Fundación LEIA-Hospital Txangorritxu, Vitoria
11 Hospital Carlos III, Madrid
12 San Pablo Health Center

Epidemiological studies and feeding trials with supplements suggest that fibre intake is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular risk. However, the effects of changes in dietary fibre on risk factor levels have not been evaluated in free-living individuals. Thus, we assessed the 3-month effects of changes in dietary fibre intake on cardiovascular risk factors in free-living high-risk subjects.

Mots clés: ARTHEROSCLEROSIS; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Dietary fiber; Nutrition; Risk factors

Ramon Estruch, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Dolores Corella, Josep Basora-Gallisá, Valentina Ruiz-Gutierrez, et al.. Effects of dietary fiber intake on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in subjects at high risk. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (7), pp.582-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.082214⟩. ⟨hal-00477885⟩