Diet and the Possible Prevention of Coronary Atheroma

Abstract

In August, 1962, the Council on Foods and Nutrition published a report entitled "The Regulation of Dietary Fat,"1 which reviewed the chemistry and physiology of lipid transport in man, discussed the kind and the amount of fat in the American diet, and suggested to physicians certain indications, including the hyperlipidemias, which would justify modification of the kind and amount of dietary fat. The introduction to the report stated: This report is intended to serve as a guide to assist the physician who wishes to advise the regulation of dietary fat on the basis that it may be beneficial. It is not a recommendation for the general public. Because of conflicting interpretations of the Council's intent in writing its initial report, an editorial by the chairman of the Council was published in December 1962,²which reemphasized the Council's role as an advisory body to practicing physicians, and summarized the relationship