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The Relation of Adequate Nutrition to Atherosclerosis¹

Department of Food Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana

ABSTRACT

The need for adequate amounts of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, and vitamins for optimum nutrition has been amply demonstrated. However, knowledge of the interrelationships and the possible roles of these nutrients in metabolic disorders is still fragmentary. Some investigators believe that one of the most prevalent metabolic disorders, atherosclerosis, may have its origin in an excessive dietary intake of fat and cholesterol. On the other hand, faulty carbohydrate metabolism or a deficiency in certain amino acids or vitamins has also been implicated in this disease. For example, diabetics are more inclined to have atherosclerosis than non-diabetics, and rats and monkeys which have been fed a methionine or pyridoxine deficient diet have been reported to show signs of atherosclerosis.

Human atherosclerosis, which is the most prevalent type of arteriosclerosis, is responsible for 25 per cent of all deaths in the United States. Arteriosclerosis is a condition that is marked by a loss of elasticity, thickening, and hardening of the arteries.

¹ Reprinted from Food and Nutrition News, Vol. 27, No. 1. October, 1955.