Denmark's Policy on Artificial Trans Fat and Cardiovascular Disease

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 69-76

  Restrepo, Brandon J ^a   Rieger, Matthias ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRANS FATTY ACID; FAT INTAKE; FAT SUBSTITUTE;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD INTAKE; GERMANY; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LUXEMBOURG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; SMOKING BAN; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; FAT INTAKE; FAT SUBSTITUTE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MORTALITY; TRENDS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DENMARK; DIETARY FATS; FAT SUBSTITUTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; TRANS FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84952629915     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.06.018     Document Type: Article

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