Chocolate consumption and risk of myocardial infarction: A prospective study and meta-analysis

Heart

Volumn 102, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 1017-1022

  Larsson, Susanna C ^a   Akesson, Agneta ^a   Gigante, Bruna ^a,b   Wolk, Alicja ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SWEDISH CITIZEN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; CHOCOLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

AGED; CHOCOLATE; DIET SURVEYS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 84960873638     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-309203     Document Type: Article

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