Table 3 Lipid panel data of men and women before and after a 21-day traditional or modified Daniel Fast
From: Both a traditional and modified Daniel Fast improve the cardio-metabolic profile in men and women
Variable | Traditional | Modified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Pre | Post | Pre | Post |
Cholesterol (mg·dL-1) | 186.8 ± 13.5 | 155.6 ± 9.7* | 180.7 ± 11.8 | 155.1 ± 11.9* |
Triglycerides (mg·dL-1) | 101.0 ± 10.9 | 78.7 ± 6.7 | 89.5 ± 8.9 | 79.3 ± 10.0 |
HDL-C (mg·dL-1) | 56.3 ± 3.8 | 48.8 ± 3.4 | 58.6 ± 4.2 | 54.2 ± 3.7 |
VLDL-C (mg·dL-1) | 20.2 ± 2.3 | 15.8 ± 1.3 | 18.1 ± 1.8 | 15.9 ± 2.0 |
LDL-C (mg·dL-1) | 110.3 ± 12.1 | 91.1 ± 8.4 | 104.0 ± 10.9 | 85.1 ± 9.9 |
LDL-C:HDL-C | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.2 |
TC:HDL-C | 3.5 ± 0.3 | 3.3 ± 0.2 | 3.3 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.3 |