Clinical inquiries: what is the dietary treatment for low HDL cholesterol?
Crawford, P.; Paden, S.L.; Park, M.K.
Journal of Family Practice 55(12): 1076-1078
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-3509 PMID: 17137545 Document Number: 598987
Low-carbohydrate diets raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels by approximately 10%; soy protein with isoflavones raises HDL by 3% (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on meta-analysis of physiologic parameters). The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and multivitamin supplementation raise HDL 21% to 33% (SOR: C, based on single randomized trial each measuring physiologic parameters). No other dietary interventions studied raise HDL (SOR: C, based on meta-analysis of physiologic parameters).