Dietary α-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, and n-3 long-chain PUFA and risk of ischemic heart disease

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1097-1103

  Vedtofte, Mia Sadowa ^a   Jakobsen, Marianne U ^b   Lauritzen, Lotte ^c   Heitmann, Berit L ^a,d  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID DIET; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DIET; DIET RECORDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORBIDITY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80053199765     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.018762     Document Type: Article

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