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Non-soy legume consumption lowers cholesterol levels: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19939654     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Studies evaluating the effect of legume consumption on cholesterol have focused on soybeans, however non-soy legumes, such as a variety of beans, peas, and some seeds, are commonly consumed in Western countries. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the effects of non-soy legume consumption on blood lipids.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Studies were retrieved by searching MEDLINE (from January 1966 through July 2009), EMBASE (from January 1980 to July 2009), and the Cochrane Collaboration's Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials using the following terms as medical subject headings and keywords: fabaceae not soybeans not isoflavones and diet or dietary fiber and cholesterol or hypercholesterolemia or triglycerides or cardiovascular diseases. Bibliographies of all retrieved articles were also searched. From 140 relevant reports, 10 randomized clinical trials were selected which compared a non-soy legume diet to control, had a minimum duration of 3 weeks, and reported blood lipid changes during intervention and control. Data on sample size, participant characteristics, study design, intervention methods, duration, and treatment results were independently abstracted by 2 investigators using a standardized protocol. Data from 10 trials representing 268 participants were examined using a random-effects model. Pooled mean net change in total cholesterol for those treated with a legume diet compared to control was -11.8 mg/dL (95% confidence interval [CI], -16.1 to -7.5); mean net change in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was -8.0mg/dL (95% CI, -11.4 to -4.6).
CONCLUSION: These results indicate that a diet rich in legumes other than soy decreases total and LDL cholesterol.
Authors:
L A Bazzano; A M Thompson; M T Tees; C H Nguyen; D M Winham
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2009-11-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1590-3729     ISO Abbreviation:  Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-04     Completed Date:  2011-05-19     Revised Date:  2012-02-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9111474     Medline TA:  Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  94-103     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA. lbazzano@tulane.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cardiovascular Diseases / diet therapy
Cholesterol, HDL / blood*
Cholesterol, LDL / blood*
Confidence Intervals
Diet
Fabaceae / chemistry*
Female
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia / diet therapy
Isoflavones / pharmacology
Linear Models
Male
Middle Aged
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Triglycerides / blood
Vegetable Proteins / administration & dosage*
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
2P20RR017659-06/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; P20 RR017659-077420/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol, HDL; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Isoflavones; 0/Triglycerides; 0/Vegetable Proteins

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