Effects of High Fruit, Vegetable, and Dairy Intake on Plasma Lipids and Blood Pressure in Healthy Individuals

Exclusion Criteria

• •History of coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, bleeding disorder, liver or renal disease, diabetes, lung disease, HIV, or cancer (other than skin cancer) in the last 5 years.
• •Taking hormones or drugs known to affect lipid metabolism or blood pressure.
• •Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 35
• •Total- and LDL-cholesterol \> 95th percentile for sex and age.
• •Fasting triglycerides \> 500 mg/dl.
• •Fasting blood sugar (FBS) \> 126 mg/dl.
• •Abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone
• •Not weight stable
• •Pregnant or breast-feeding