Medical Nutrition Therapy Lowers Serum Cholesterol and Saves Medication Costs in Men with Hypercholesterolemia

Cholesterol‐lowering management of stroke: Inconsistencies of evidence and practice

“…The estimated total cost over one year (based on 1995 Californian figures) of providing the nutrition intervention trial was $16 720.00, compared with the $77 281.68 cost of drug therapy averted as a consequence. It was found that for every $1 spent on medical nutrition therapy, $4.28 was saved on lipid drug therapy (including monitoring) 23 …”

“…In an eight-week nutrition intervention trial involving 74 hypercholesterolaemic men before initiating treatment with a cholesterol-lowering medication, medical nutrition therapy resulted in reduction in total cholesterol by 13% (−0.94 ± 0.09 mmol/L; P < 0.0001), reduction in LDL by 15% (−0.76 ± 0.08 mmol/L; P < 0.0001) and avoidance of lipid-lowering drugs in 51% of the 67 who originally qualified. 23 Dietitian intervention involved 120-180 minutes in two to four sessions over six to eight weeks. The estimated total cost over one year (based on 1995 Californian figures) of providing the nutrition intervention trial was $16 720.00, compared with the $77 281.68 cost of drug therapy averted as a consequence.…”

“…It was found that for every $1 spent on medical nutrition therapy, $4.28 was saved on lipid drug therapy (including monitoring). 23 It should also be noted that the benefits of medical nutrition therapy may well extend beyond reductions in cholesterol to much broader health outcomes, thus further increasing the potential cost-effectiveness.…”

Plant sterol-ester-enriched spreads as an example of a new functional food

“…The development of a functional food does not undermine the importance of a healthy diet as a first approach in disease prevention. The dietary approach to lower LDL-cholesterol has met with varying degrees of success, but long-term compliance is often poor although improved results are usually obtained with intensive dietary counselling [8,9]. Adopting a healthy diet such as the NCEP Step 1 diet in conjunction with a life style modification results in a 3-10% decrease in LDL cholesterol [10,11].…”

Florida's health care reimbursement for outpatient medical nutrition therapy

“…These are tools for the RD to market services to the government or private health insurance industry. ADA has been proactive in documenting the economic benefits of MNT services (29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41).…”