Atherosclerosis
Investigators at Ben Gurion University of the Negev release new data on atherosclerosis
Published in Clinical Trials Week, April 26th, 2010
"It is currently unknown whether dietary weight loss interventions can induce regression of carotid atherosclerosis. In a 2-year Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial-Carotid (DIRECT-Carotid) study, participants were randomized to low-fat, Mediterranean, or low-carbohydrate diets and were followed for changes in carotid artery intima-media thickness, measured with standard B-mode ultrasound, and carotid vessel wall volume (VWV), measured with carotid 3D ultrasound," scientists in Beer Sheva, Israel report.
"Of 140 complete images of participants (aged 51 years; body mass index, 30 kg/m(2); 88% men), higher baseline carotid VWV was associated with increased...
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Source: Clinical Trials Week (2010-04-26)
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