From: Inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins.
 | A (%) | B (%) | C (%) | p* |
---|---|---|---|---|
A good source of monounsaturated fat is (circle all that apply)? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Butter | 4 | 4 | 4 | Â |
Canola Oil | 50 | 43 | 51 | 0.07 |
Corn Oil | 15 | 13 | 16 | Â |
Flaxseed Oil | 11 | 12 | 10 | Â |
Olive Oil | 74 | 82 | 73 | 0.10 |
Safflower Oil | 30 | 24 | 32 | Â |
Soybean Oil | 21 | 18 | 16 | Â |
don't know | 6 | 6 | 6 | Â |
The diet component that is most likely to raise triglycerides is (select one) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Fat | 42 | 16 | 47 | <.001 |
Carbohydrate | 53 | 78 | 47 | Â |
Protein | 1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Â |
don't know | 5 | 5 | 5 | Â |
In general, what effect does a low-fat diet have on triglycerides? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Increase | 7 | 16 | 4 | <.001 |
Decrease | 70 | 52 | 73 | Â |
no change | 20 | 26 | 26 | Â |
don't know | 4 | 6 | 4 | Â |
In general, what effect does a low-fat diet have on HDL-c? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Increase | 22 | 11 | 24 | <.01 |
Decrease | 24 | 30 | 23 | Â |
No change | 45 | 52 | 44 | Â |
don't know | 9 | 7 | 9 | Â |