Study & Year | Country | Participantsa | Exercise | Diet | Lipid Assessment |
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Hellenius et al. (1993)[43] | Sweden | 78 men, 35-60 yrs of age, assigned to an exercise and diet (n = 39) or control (n = 39) group | 24-wks of unsupervised and supervised aerobic activity, 2-3x wk, 30-45 min/d, 60%-80% MHR | NCEP Step 1 diet (fat <30% of total kcals, saturated fat <10%, polyunsaturated fat ≤ 10%, monounsaturated fat 10%-15%, carbohydrates 50%-60%, protein 10%-20%, cholesterol <300 mg/d | TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, TG after an overnight fast and avoiding exercise for at least 24-hr |
McAuley et al. (2002)[44] | New Zealand | 52 men and women, 30-68 years of age assigned to an exercise and diet (n = 29) or control (n = 23) group | 16-wks supervised & unsupervised aerobic exercise, 5x wk, 30 min/d | <32% of total kcals from fat, ≤ 11% of total kcals from saturated fat, 14% from monounsaturated fat, 7% from polyunsaturated fat, 50% from carbohydrates, 18% from protein, < 200 mg cholesterol and > 25 g fiber per/d | Fasting TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, TG |
Miller et al. (2002)[8] | USA | 43 hypertensive, overweight adults, 22 to 70 yrs of age, assigned to either an exercise and diet (n = 20) or control (n = 23) group | 9-wks of supervised aerobic exercise (walking or cycle ergometry), 3x wk, 30-45 min/d, 50%-75% MHR | Hypocaloric version (2100 kcals) of DASH diet (18% kcals from protein, 55% from carbohydrate, 6% saturated fat, 13% monounsaturated fat, 8% polyunsaturated fat, 500 mg/d magnesium, 1240 mg/d calcium, 4700 mg/d potassium, 31 g/d fiber, 150 mg/d cholesterol, 100 mmol/d sodium | TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, TG after fasting |
Nieman et al. (2002)[10] | USA | 44 sedentary obese women, 25-75 yrs of age, assigned to either an exercise and diet (n = 22) or attention control stretching (n = 22) group | 12-wks walking, 5x wk (4 supervised, 1 unsupervised), 45 min/d, 60% to 80% MHR | 1200-1300 kcals, NCEP Step 1 diet (55% carbohydrate, 30% total fat, ≤ 10% saturated fat, <300 mg/d of cholesterol) | TC, HDL-C, TC/HDL-C, LDL-C, TG |
Stefanick et al. (1998)[15] | USA | 182 men and women, 30 to 64 yrs of age with low levels of HDL-C and high levels of LDL-C, assigned to either an exercise and diet (n = 91) or control (n = 91) group | 52-wks supervised and unsupervised brisk walking and/or jogging, 60 min/d, 3x wk; goal was 10 miles brisk walking wk | NCEP Step 2 diet (< 30% total fat, <7% saturated fat, < 200 mg cholesterol/d) | TC, HDL-C, TC/HDL-C, LDL-C, TG in the morning after a 12 to 16-hr overnight fast and avoiding vigorous physical activity for at least 12 hr |
Wood et al. (1991)[45] | USA | 160 sedentary, overweight men and women 25 to 49 yrs of age assigned to either an exercise and diet (n = 81) or control (n = 79) group | 52-wks supervised brisk walking and jogging, 25-45 min/d, 3x wk, 60% to 80% MHR | NCEP Step 1 diet (55% carbohydrate, 30% total fat, ≤ 10% saturated fat, <300 mg/d of cholesterol) | TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, TG in the morning after a 12 to 16-hr overnight fast and avoiding vigorous physical activity for at least 12 hr |