Nut consumption, vegetarian diets, ischemic heart disease risk, and all- cause mortality: Evidence from epidemiologic studies

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Sabaté, Joan ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adventist Health Study; All cause mortality; California; Confounding; Coronary risk; Epidemiologic studies; IHD risk; Ischemic heart disease; Nuts; Seventh day Adventists; Vegetarian diets; Vegetarianism

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; VEGETARIAN DIET;

AGED; CALIFORNIA; CHRISTIANITY; DIET, VEGETARIAN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NUTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0032839428     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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