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El colesterol en la dieta y el riesgo cardiovascular: un informe científico de la Asociación Americana del Corazón

Jo Ann S Carson, Alice H Lichtenstein, Cheryl A M Anderson

|December 17, 2019

Resumen

Las directrices recientes eliminaron objetivos específicos de colesterol en la dieta, cuestionando su vínculo con la enfermedad cardíaca. La evidencia actual sugiere enfocarse en patrones de alimentación saludables, no límites de colesterol, para una mejor salud cardiovascular.

Área de la Ciencia:

Ciencias de la nutrición
Salud cardiovascular
Directrices para la alimentación

Sus antecedentes:

Los cambios recientes en las directrices eliminaron objetivos específicos de colesterol en la dieta, lo que provocó una reevaluación de su papel en las enfermedades cardiovasculares (ECV).
La investigación existente sobre el impacto del colesterol en la dieta sobre los lípidos sanguíneos y el riesgo de ECV requiere una síntesis para informar las recomendaciones de salud pública.

Objetivo del estudio:

Revisar los estudios en humanos que examinan la relación entre la ingesta de colesterol en la dieta, los lípidos en la sangre, las lipoproteínas y el riesgo de ECV.
Abordar la relevancia de la orientación sobre el colesterol en la dieta para mantener la salud del corazón a la luz de la evolución de la ciencia nutricional.

Principales métodos:

Revisión sistemática y metanálisis de los estudios de observación y de intervención.
El análisis se centró en las asociaciones entre la ingesta de colesterol en la dieta y los factores de riesgo de enfermedades cardiovasculares.

Principales resultados:

Los estudios de observación generalmente no muestran una asociación significativa entre el colesterol en la dieta y el riesgo de ECV.
Los metanálisis de los estudios de intervención indican que una ingesta alta de colesterol puede elevar el colesterol total y LDL.
Los niveles promedio actuales de ingesta de colesterol en los Estados Unidos son a menudo similares a los que se encuentran en los patrones dietéticos saludables para el corazón.

Conclusiones:

La orientación dietética debe dar prioridad a los patrones generales de alimentación saludable (por ejemplo, mediterráneo, DASH) sobre los objetivos específicos de colesterol.
Estos patrones son naturalmente más bajos en colesterol y enfatizan los alimentos ricos en nutrientes.
Centrarse en los patrones dietéticos es más práctico para los médicos y los consumidores, promoviendo una mejor calidad de la dieta y la salud cardiovascular.

Palabras clave:

Declaraciones científicas de la AHA el colesterol el régimen alimenticio huevos Factores de riesgo

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