Dietary consumption and food habits in west algerian women with cholesterol gallstone disease

Dietary consumption and food habits have been determined in normal or overweight west Algerian women with cholesterol gallstone disease compared to normal-weight control women. None of the lithiasic patients did any sporting activity, which represented a risk factor in gallstones formation. In patients, in particular overweight ones dietary intake was higher in energy, proteins and cholesterol (p<0.01), than that of controls, as a consequence of increased fish consumption, chicken and eggs and important simple sugar intakes. Low fresh vegetables but more important dried vegetables intakes were noted in all patients. These nutritional factors might play an important role in of cholesterol gallstones formation. The reduced intake of coffee (2 cups/day) noted in all patients could be suggest that coffee will have a protecting role. Moreover, a bad to day meal distribution could contribute to cholesterol lithogenesis.