Nutritional Sciences
- Volume 7 Issue 3
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- Pages.174-182
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- 2004
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- 1229-232X(pISSN)
Comparisons of Food Consumption and Food Sources of Nutrients in the Diets of Postmenopausal Women with Normocholesterolemia and Hypercholesterolemia in Seoul, Korea
- Kim, Sangyeon (Department of food and Nutrition, Hanyang Women's College) ;
- Kyungah Jung (Research institute for Natural science, Hanyang University) ;
- Yukyung Chang (Department of Food and Nutrition, Hanyang University)
- Published : 2004.08.01
Abstract
Women have a greater incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) after menopause. This relates to hormone imbalance-induced changes in known CHD risk factors, especially hyperlipidemia. The purpose of this study was to explore d1e differences in food consumption and food sources of nutrients in the Korean diet between postmenopausal women aged 50-74 years with normocholesterolemia(NC) and those with hypercholesterolemia(HC). Each subject was either classified as part of the NC group (n=39, serum total cholesterol con. <200 mg/