Diets for cardiovascular disease prevention: What is the evidence?

American Family Physician

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 571-578

  Walker, Christopher ^a,c   Reamy, Brian V ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FAT INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH FOOD; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 65549099260     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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