Animal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern Swedish population
Background. The high intake of game meat in populations with a subsistence-based diet may affect their blood lipids and health status. Objective. To examine the association between diet and circulating levels of blood lipid levels in a northern Swedish population. Study design. We compared a group w...
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ftuppsalauniv:oai:DiVA.org:uu-211477 2023-05-15T15:55:25+02:00 Animal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern Swedish population Igl, Wilmar Kamal-Eldin, Afaf Johansson, Asa Liebisch, Gerhard Gnewuch, Carsten Schmitz, Gerd Gyllensten, Ulf 2013 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-211477 https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21162 eng eng Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi Uppsala universitet, Genomik International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 1239-9736, 2013, 72, s. 421-427 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-211477 doi:10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21162 ISI:000325721900144 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess epidemiology nutrition animal source foods game lipids cholesterol phospholipids sphingolipids Medical and Health Sciences Medicin och hälsovetenskap Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2013 ftuppsalauniv https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21162 2023-02-23T21:48:01Z Background. The high intake of game meat in populations with a subsistence-based diet may affect their blood lipids and health status. Objective. To examine the association between diet and circulating levels of blood lipid levels in a northern Swedish population. Study design. We compared a group with traditional lifestyle (TLS) based on reindeer herding (TLS group) with those from the same area with a non-traditional lifestyle (NTLS) typical of more industrialized regions of Sweden (NTLS group). The analysis was based on self-reported intake of animal source food (i.e. non-game meat, game meat, fish, dairy products and eggs) and the serum blood level of a number of lipids [total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), triglycerides (TG), glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids]. Results. The TLS group had higher cholesterol, LDL and HDL levels than the reference group. Of the TLS group, 65% had cholesterol levels above the threshold for increased risk of coronary heart disease (>= 240 mg/dl), as compared to 38% of the NTLS group. Self-reported consumption of game meat was positively associated with TC and LDL. Conclusions. The high game meat consumption of the TLS group is associated with increased cholesterol levels. High intake of animal protein and fat and low fibre is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but other studies of the TLS in northern Sweden have shown comparable incidences of cardiovascular disease to the reference (NTLS) group from the same geographical area. This indicates that factors other than TC influence disease risk. One such possible factor is dietary phospholipids, which are also found in high amounts specifically in game meat and have been shown to inhibit cholesterol absorption. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Sweden Uppsala University: Publications (DiVA) International Journal of Circumpolar Health 72 1 21162 |
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epidemiology nutrition animal source foods game lipids cholesterol phospholipids sphingolipids Medical and Health Sciences Medicin och hälsovetenskap Igl, Wilmar Kamal-Eldin, Afaf Johansson, Asa Liebisch, Gerhard Gnewuch, Carsten Schmitz, Gerd Gyllensten, Ulf Animal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern Swedish population |
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Background. The high intake of game meat in populations with a subsistence-based diet may affect their blood lipids and health status. Objective. To examine the association between diet and circulating levels of blood lipid levels in a northern Swedish population. Study design. We compared a group with traditional lifestyle (TLS) based on reindeer herding (TLS group) with those from the same area with a non-traditional lifestyle (NTLS) typical of more industrialized regions of Sweden (NTLS group). The analysis was based on self-reported intake of animal source food (i.e. non-game meat, game meat, fish, dairy products and eggs) and the serum blood level of a number of lipids [total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), triglycerides (TG), glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids]. Results. The TLS group had higher cholesterol, LDL and HDL levels than the reference group. Of the TLS group, 65% had cholesterol levels above the threshold for increased risk of coronary heart disease (>= 240 mg/dl), as compared to 38% of the NTLS group. Self-reported consumption of game meat was positively associated with TC and LDL. Conclusions. The high game meat consumption of the TLS group is associated with increased cholesterol levels. High intake of animal protein and fat and low fibre is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but other studies of the TLS in northern Sweden have shown comparable incidences of cardiovascular disease to the reference (NTLS) group from the same geographical area. This indicates that factors other than TC influence disease risk. One such possible factor is dietary phospholipids, which are also found in high amounts specifically in game meat and have been shown to inhibit cholesterol absorption. |
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Igl, Wilmar Kamal-Eldin, Afaf Johansson, Asa Liebisch, Gerhard Gnewuch, Carsten Schmitz, Gerd Gyllensten, Ulf |
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Igl, Wilmar Kamal-Eldin, Afaf Johansson, Asa Liebisch, Gerhard Gnewuch, Carsten Schmitz, Gerd Gyllensten, Ulf |
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Animal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern Swedish population |
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Animal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern Swedish population |
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Animal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern Swedish population |
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Animal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern Swedish population |
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Animal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern Swedish population |
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animal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern swedish population |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi |
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Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Sweden |
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Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Sweden |
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 1239-9736, 2013, 72, s. 421-427 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-211477 doi:10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21162 ISI:000325721900144 |
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