Dietary intake and adipose tissue content of α-linolenic acid and risk of myocardial infarction: A Danish cohort study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 41-48

  Bork, Christian S ^a   Jakobsen, Marianne U ^b   Lundbye Christensen, Søren ^a   Tjønneland, Anne ^c   Schmidt, Erik B ^a   Overvad, Kim ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Cohort study; Diet; Myocardial infarction; linolenic acid; 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

LINOLENIC ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANISH CITIZEN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; CALORIC INTAKE; DENMARK; DIET; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; DENMARK; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84977070342     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.127019     Document Type: Article

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