Inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins.
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To assess the nutrition knowledge of physicians on the basic effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Anonymous mailed dietary knowledge surveys to 6000 randomly selected physici...
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| author | Sciamanna Christopher Flynn Mary Vigilante Kevin |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To assess the nutrition knowledge of physicians on the basic effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Anonymous mailed dietary knowledge surveys to 6000 randomly selected physicians in the United States licensed in either Internal Medicine or Cardiology.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Response rate: 16% (n = 639). Half of the physicians did not know that canola oil and 26% did not know olive oil were good sources of monounsaturated fat. Ninety-three percent (84% of cardiologists vs. 96% of internists; p < 0.001) did not know that a low-fat diet, in general, would increase blood triglycerides. Approximately three-quarters (70% of cardiologists vs. 77% of internists; p < 0.01) did not know a low-fat diet would decrease HDL-c and almost half (45%) thought that a low-fat diet would not change HDL-c.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>If physicians are to implement dietary and cholesterol management guidelines, they will likely need to become more knowledgeable about nutrition.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06a380fbf3774af39fb8ebc045fef90f2022-12-22T00:38:05ZengBMCNutrition Journal1475-28912003-12-01211910.1186/1475-2891-2-19Inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins.Sciamanna ChristopherFlynn MaryVigilante Kevin<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To assess the nutrition knowledge of physicians on the basic effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Anonymous mailed dietary knowledge surveys to 6000 randomly selected physicians in the United States licensed in either Internal Medicine or Cardiology.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Response rate: 16% (n = 639). Half of the physicians did not know that canola oil and 26% did not know olive oil were good sources of monounsaturated fat. Ninety-three percent (84% of cardiologists vs. 96% of internists; p < 0.001) did not know that a low-fat diet, in general, would increase blood triglycerides. Approximately three-quarters (70% of cardiologists vs. 77% of internists; p < 0.01) did not know a low-fat diet would decrease HDL-c and almost half (45%) thought that a low-fat diet would not change HDL-c.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>If physicians are to implement dietary and cholesterol management guidelines, they will likely need to become more knowledgeable about nutrition.</p>http://www.nutritionj.com/content/2/1/19 |
| spellingShingle | Sciamanna Christopher Flynn Mary Vigilante Kevin Inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins. Nutrition Journal |
| title | Inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins. |
| title_full | Inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins. |
| title_fullStr | Inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins. |
| title_short | Inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins. |
| title_sort | inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins |
| url | http://www.nutritionj.com/content/2/1/19 |
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