The evidence-based Mediterranean diet reduces coronary heart disease risk, and plant-derived monounsaturated fats may reduce coronary heart disease risk

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 697-698

  Roehm, Eric ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OLIVE OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY RISK; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT INTAKE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MORTALITY; PLANT; RISK REDUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; NOTE; RISK FACTOR;

CORONARY DISEASE; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DIETARY FATS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HUMANS; PLANT OILS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349567029     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28148     Document Type: Letter

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