[Blood lipids and intensity of free radical oxidant processes in elderly patients with ischemic heart disease on antiatherogenic vegetarian diet].

The authors studied the effects of balanced antiatherogenic vegetarian diet enriched with soya bean products on blood lipids and intensity of free radical oxidant processes in elderly patients with ischemic heart disease. 45 patients with dyslipoproteinemia type IIA or IIB were examined for hemodynamic parameters, lipid spectrum and intensity of free radical oxidation. The diet promoted a trend to normalization of central hemodynamics, significantly reduced the level of atherogenic lipids in blood, improved free radical lipid peroxidation and activity of nonenzymatic antioxidant defence.