TC:HDL-C ratio
Biomarker1 paper1 finding
- Human trial1
Interventions
1Pulse-based meals
downin humans1Moderate certainty
1 study
Pulse-based meals
downin humans1Moderate certainty
Pulse-based meals decrease TC:HDL-C ratio in humans (-0.13 ± 0.30 vs. +0.08 ± 0.29; p = 0.014).
“pulse diet significantly reduced the total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) ratio (-0.13 ± 0.30 vs. +0.08 ± 0.29; p = 0.014)”
Human trial2 months
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