[Mixed hyperlipoproteinemias. Importance of diet]

The interest of diet is particularly clear in mixed hyperlipemia. In fact, the authors were only able to define the type of lipid abnormality after a test diet and prolonged supervision. One should never treat mixed hyperlipemia straightaway with hypocholesterolemic agents. The authors studied 22 patients with a form only demonstrable in the laboratory. There were no clinical signs of arteriosclerosis. In the group of dyslipemic subjects with minor hyperlipemia, they obtained normal figures for serum cholesterol and triglyceride. The results remained stable after 4 months supervision.