Review of the evidence for the potential impact and feasibility of substituting saturated fat in the New Zealand diet

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 329-336

  Foster, Rachel H ^a   Wilson, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; Dietary fats; polyunsaturated fats; saturated fats; unsaturated fats

Indexed keywords

FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FAT INTAKE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; POLYUNSATURATED FATS; REVIEW; SATURATED FATS; UNSATURATED FATS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY FATS; POLYUNSATURATED FATS; SATURATED FATS; UNSATURATED FATS;

EID: 84881493051     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12080     Document Type: Article

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