Dietary treatment of hyperlipoproteinaemia

Widhalm, K.

Hyperlipoproteinaemia is caused by exogenous factors (nutrition), and genetic factors (low density lipoprotein-receptor defects, apoprotein variants). Although a number of efficient lipid lowering drugs is now available, any therapy should start with a change of nutritional habits. Overweight needs to be decreased and special attention should be paid to fat modification, fat restriction and the decrease of cholesterol intake.