A place in the sun?
1988; BMJ; Volume: 297; Issue: 6664 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1136/bmj.297.6664.1631
ISSN0959-8138
AutoresI. Ben-Shlomo, Grace Anne Goodman,
ResumoTo find out if the Scottish national dish, haggis, contributes to the high incidence of coronary heart disease in Scotland the lipaemic effect of a meal of 200 g of haggis was measured in six Scottish and 10 Sassenach men.The Scots had higher fasting cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations and a lower proportion of high density lipoprotein cholesterol than the Sassenachs.Four subjects were found to have hyperlipoproteinaemia, which had been unrecognised previously.Serum cholesterol con- centrations did not change after haggis was eaten (mean dose 2-6 gfkg body weight).Serum concentra- tions of triglycerides increased by 51% at 90 minutes in the Sassenachs but were unaltered in the Scots.There were.noserious adverse effects.This study shows that Scots have higher lipid con- centrations than Sassenachs but seem to be resistant to the lipaemic effect ofhaggis.The haggis tolerance test may be useful in Sassenachs.
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