Publications by authors named "Joseph T Hickey"
Clinical use of a carbohydrate-restricted diet to treat the dyslipidemia of the metabolic syndrome.
Metab Syndr Relat Disord
September 2003
Background: The metabolic syndrome is characterized by an atherogenic dyslipidemia identifiable using lipoprotein subclass analysis. This study assesses the effect of a carbohydrate-restricted diet on the dyslipidemia of the metabolic syndrome in a clinical setting.
Methods: This is a retrospective chart review of patients attending a preventive medicine clinic using lipoprotein subclass analysis (by NMR spectroscopy) to identify the atherogenic dyslipidemia.