The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Effect of Supplementation of Spirulina on the Lipid Levels of Selected Hyperlipidemic Subjects


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1 Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India
     

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Cardiovascular disease is one of the chronic diseases and it accounts for half of the death by chronic diseases. The three major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are hyperlipidemia, hypertension and cigarette smoking. The hyperlipidemia may occur from increased levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in a variety of lipoproteins. The serum cholesterol is a potent indicator of risk of coronary heart disease.
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  • Effect of Supplementation of Spirulina on the Lipid Levels of Selected Hyperlipidemic Subjects

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V. Anuradha
Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India
D. Vidhya
Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India

Abstract


Cardiovascular disease is one of the chronic diseases and it accounts for half of the death by chronic diseases. The three major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are hyperlipidemia, hypertension and cigarette smoking. The hyperlipidemia may occur from increased levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in a variety of lipoproteins. The serum cholesterol is a potent indicator of risk of coronary heart disease.