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(Circulation. 1951;3:641.)
© 1951 American Heart Association, Inc.

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The Effect of Vegetable Fat Ingestion on Human Serum Cholesterol Concentration

E. A. HILDRETH M.D.¹; S. M. MELLINKOFF M.D.¹; G. W. BLAIR M.D.¹; D. M. HILDRETH B.S.¹

¹ From the Department of Therapeutic Research, the Gastrointestinal Section (Kinsey-Thomas Foundation), and the Cardiovascular Section of the Robinette Foundation of the Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

In 3 healthy male physicians a reduction of dietary fat produced a significant fall in the serum cholesterol concentration. Subsequently, when a diet containing normal quantities of fat but very low in cholesterol was taken, a rise in serum cholesterol concentration occurred in all 3 subjects.

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