Gibney M J, Burstyn P G
Atherosclerosis. 1980 Mar;35(3):339-43. doi: 10.1016/0021-9150(80)90131-8.
The Maasai of East Africa have been found to have low serum concentrations of cholesterol and a low incidence of cardiovascular disease in spite of apparently very high milk intakes. On that basis it has been frequently suggested that milk contains a "hypocholesterolaemic factor". The hypocholesterolaemia of the Maasai had also been attributed to a genetic adaptation. We feel that the milk intakes reported for the Maasai are excessively high and that the low incidence of cardiovascular diseases and low levels of serum cholesterol may be adequately explained by their variable and generally low energy intakes.
东非的马赛人尽管牛奶摄入量明显很高，但血清胆固醇浓度较低，心血管疾病发病率也较低。基于此，人们经常认为牛奶含有一种“降胆固醇因子”。马赛人的低胆固醇血症也曾被归因于遗传适应。我们认为，所报道的马赛人的牛奶摄入量过高，而心血管疾病的低发病率和血清胆固醇的低水平可以通过他们多变且普遍较低的能量摄入得到充分解释。
