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An
Entire Family Lowers Their Cholesterol with Margarine
 The
Enoch family was one of 46 families to participate in a study
entitled "Individual Variation in Response to a Margarine
or Butter-Based Diet: A Study in Families" published in
the Journal of the American Medical Association and conducted
by Dr. Margo Denke at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center at Dallas.
The
study, which was designed to evaluate responsiveness to diet
within families, confirmed that almost everyone can benefit
from a heart-healthy diet. This was done by testing the simple
substitution of one food - margarine instead of butter.
By
substituting soft margarine for butter, the entire Enoch family
-- including the three Enoch children -- lowered their total
and LDL (bad) cholesterol significantly. Mrs. Enoch's total
cholesterol dropped 35 pts. (15%) when she went from butter
to margarine and her LDL dropped 28 pts. (19%). Mr. Enoch's
and all the children showed dramatic decreases as well.
Across
the entire study group of 46 families (92 adults and 134 children),
the margarine-based diet reduced bad cholesterol by an average
of 11 percent in adults and 9 percent in children.
Cholesterol
Reductions after the Switch from Butter to Margarine:
| Family
Member |
Total
Cholesterol |
LDL
(Bad) Cholesterol |
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| Mrs.
Enoch |
 35
points, 15% |
28
points, 19% |
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| Mr.
Enoch |
24
points, 14% |
18
points, 16% |
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|
| Hayley |
20
points, 11% |
19
points, 17% |
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| Christopher |
23
points, 11% |
15
points, 11% |
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|
|
| Charlotte |
22
points, 12% |
11
points, 10% |
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