Publication: Epidemiological correlation between chromium content in gallstones and cholesterol in blood
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2002-02-01
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01252208
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Mahidol University
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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.85, No.2 (2002), 183-194
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Akiko Shigeta, Yukichi Moriyama, Supachai Ratanamaneechat, Surapol Suwanagool, Songphol Srisukho, Masaru Miki, Mikio Tanaka Epidemiological correlation between chromium content in gallstones and cholesterol in blood. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.85, No.2 (2002), 183-194. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/20547
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Epidemiological correlation between chromium content in gallstones and cholesterol in blood
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The authors measured the chromium in gallstones and bile from patients in three areas (Kawasaki (a city adjacent to Tokyo) in Japan, Chiang Mai and Bangkok in Thailand) by means of neutron activation analysis. The chromium in three types of gallstones (cholesterol, pigment, and rare stones) and bile from patients living in Bangkok were evidently larger than those from patients living in Kawasaki and Chiang Mai. The high chromium intake by Bangkok patients continued from the start of gallstone formation until the time the stones were removed. The totalcholesterol, triglyceride, and hemoglobin A1Clevels in the blood from Bangkok residents with high chromium intake over a long period were clearly lower than those of Japanese and Chiang Mai residents. The authors showed that the high dietary intake of chromium over a long period may play a role in the lowering of total-cholesterol, triglyceride, and hemoglobin A1Cin blood.