THE CONCENTRATION OF SERUM LIPIDS IN ZEN MONKS AND CONTROL MALES IN JAPAN

TORU KITA; MASAYUKI YOKODE; NORIAKI KUME; KENJI ISHII; YUTAKA NAGANO; ATSUSHI MIKAMI; MASATO KITA; KAZUHIRO FUJII; CHUICHI KAWAI; NAOCHIKA DOMAE; HIROSHI ISHIHARA; MIEKO KIMURA; YOSHlNORI ITOKAWA

doi:10.1253/jcj.52.99

TORU KITA, MASAYUKI YOKODE, NORIAKI KUME, KENJI ISHII, YUTAKA NAGANO, ATSUSHI MIKAMI, MASATO KITA, KAZUHIRO FUJII, CHUICHI KAWAI, NAOCHIKA DOMAE, HIROSHI ISHIHARA, MIEKO KIMURA, YOSHlNORI ITOKAWA

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TORU KITA
MASAYUKI YOKODE
NORIAKI KUME
KENJI ISHII
YUTAKA NAGANO
ATSUSHI MIKAMI
MASATO KITA
KAZUHIRO FUJII
CHUICHI KAWAI
NAOCHIKA DOMAE
HIROSHI ISHIHARA
MIEKO KIMURA
YOSHlNORI ITOKAWA
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Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Dental University
Surgery 1, Hiroshima University School of Medicine
Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University

Keywords: Cholesterol, Dietary habit, LDL, Fatty acids

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1988 Volume 52 Issue 2 Pages 99-104

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.52.99

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Abstract

The concentrations of total, low density lipoprotein (LDL), and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglyceride and apoprotein B have been examined in Zen monks whose intake of animal products was almost negligible for 2 to 8 years, and in age-matched (24 to 25 years) control Japanese males who eat Western style food. The mean levels of total, LDL- and HDL-cholesterol, and apoprotein B were 135.1±16.7, 73.0±11.6, 50.4±9.6, and 70.6±15.6 mg/dl, respectively in Zen monks. These levels were 28.5, 32.8, 18.8, and 23.9% lower in Zen monks than in control Japanese males. These values are statistically significant compared to those of the controls (p < 0.01). There were no significant changes in the level of triglyceride in both groups

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