Health effects of trans fatty acids

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Ascherio, Alberto ^b   Willett, Walter C ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Fatty acids; Myocardial infarction; trans Fatty acids

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; FAT INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0030783116     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.4.1006S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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