Primary prevention of atherosclerosis and obesity in young adults using dietary and educational interventions

摘要: viii CHAPTER 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION I Dissertation organization 2 References 3 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 4 Part I. Primary prevention of atherosclerosis in young adults using dietary interventions Prevalence and associated diseases the United States Importance early Onset adolescence 5 Atherosclerosis is difficult to reverse 6 Hypercholesterolemia a major risk factor 7 Role hypercholesterolemia pathogenesis 8 Dietary approaches lower cholesterol general population 11 Phytosterols effective cholesterol-lowering agents 12 Evidence phytosterol effectiveness lowering serum Plant sterols stanols: structure, intakes, absorption 13 Hypocholesterolemic mechanism phytosterols 16 Potential adverse effects consumption 18 Research directions 19 n. obesity educational 26 overweight Weight change patterns adulthood 28 Health economic consequences 30 Obesity treatment: success limitations 33 34 Pharmacotherapy 35 prevention: 37 nutrition knowledge-behavior association 39 Nutrition education cornerstone 40 education: definition, goals, research 41 Fundamentals Determinants information quality 42 Selecting target audience for primary 43 Receiver input