Association between the intake of α-linolenic acid and the risk of CHD

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 735-743

  Vedtofte, Mia Sadowa ^a   Jakobsen, Marianne U ^b   Lauritzen, Lotte ^c   O'Reilly, Eilis J ^d   Virtamo, Jarmo ^e   Knekt, Paul ^e   Colditz, Graham ^f   Hallmans, Göran ^g   Buring, Julie ^h   Steffen, Lyn M ⁱ   Robien, Kimberly ^j   Rimm, Eric B ^d   Heitmann, Berit L ^a,k  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^j GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

CHD; Epidemiology; Linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIPID DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PORTION SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; FAT INTAKE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET; EUROPE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907597183     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711451400138X     Document Type: Article

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