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Effects of tomatoes on the lipid profile.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17144439     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: The Mediterranean diet has been reported to reduce cardiovascular mortality and morbidity considerably. Tomatoes and lycopene are considered potent antioxidants. Our purpose was to study the effects of a tomatoe-rich diet on the lipid profile following 300g daily of tomatoes for one month. METHODS: Plasma concentrations of triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and VLDL-cholesterol were determined in 98 apparently healthy volunteers (mean age 45.5+/-14.1 yr) before and after one month of follow-up. Fifty volunteers (34 women and 16 men) ate tomatoes 300g daily and 48 volunteers (32 women and 16 men) continued their regular diet without eating tomatoes for a month. RESULTS: In the regular diet group, there were no changes in the lipid profile: triglyceride level (169.6+/-156.8 vs. 147.6+/-93.4mg/dl; P=0.33), total cholesterol level (198.3+/-41.2mg/dl vs. 204.2+/-70.9mg/dl; P=0.23), HDL-cholesterol level (50.6+/-12.2mg/dl vs. 47.6+/-10.8mg/dl; P=0.79), and LDL-cholesterol level (122.7+/-39.4mg/dl vs. 120.2+/-32.2mg/dl; P=0.24) before and after the 1 month offollow-up. In the tomato-rich diet group: triglyceride level 170.8+/-85.4mg/dl to 167.4+/-99.4mg/ dl (P=0.98), total cholesterol level 207.5+/-44.3mg/ dl to 204.1+/-45.1mg/dl (P=0.68), HDL-cholesterol level 46.1+/-10.6mg/dl to 53.4+/-13.3mg/dl (P=0.03), and LDL-cholesterol level 127.7+/-41.8mg/dl to 119.1+/-41.7mg/dl (P=0.57). CONCLUSION: We found that tomatoes'-rich diet (300g daily for one month) increased HDL-cholesterol level significantly by 15.2%.
Authors:
Arnon Blum; Monir Merei; Ameen Karem; Nava Blum; Sharon Ben-Arzi; Irit Wirsansky; Khalid Khazim
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical and investigative medicine. Médecine clinique et experimentale     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0147-958X     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Invest Med     Publication Date:  2006 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-05     Completed Date:  2006-12-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7804071     Medline TA:  Clin Invest Med     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  298-300     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine A, Research Biochemistry Laboratory, Baruch-Padeh Poriya Medical Center, Lower Galilee 15208, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Cholesterol, HDL / blood*
Cholesterol, LDL / blood*
Female
Humans
Lycopersicon esculentum*
Male
Middle Aged
Triglycerides / blood*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol, HDL; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Triglycerides

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