Fruit, vegetables, and olive oil and risk of coronary heart disease in Italian women: The EPICOR Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-283

  Bendinelli, Benedetta ^a   Masala, Giovanna ^a   Saieva, Calogero ^a   Salvini, Simonetta ^a   Calonico, Carmela ^a   Sacerdote, Carlotta ^b,c   Agnoli, Claudia ^d   Grioni, Sara ^d   Frasca, Graziella ^e   Mattiello, Amalia ^f   Chiodini, Paolo ^g   Tumino, Rosario ^e   Vineis, Paolo ^c,h   Palli, Domenico ^a   Panico, Salvatore ^f  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b ISI FOUNDATION   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e ASP 7   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CABBAGE; CITRUS FRUIT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENOPAUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROOT VEGETABLE; SMOKING; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT OILS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 79251528215     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.000521     Document Type: Article

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