Progressing Insights into the Role of Dietary Fats in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Zock, Peter L ^a   Blom, Wendy A M ^a   Nettleton, Joyce A ^b   Hornstra, Gerard ^c  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ScienceVoice Consulting   (United States)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood lipids and lipoproteins; Omega 3; Omega 6; Review; Saturated fat; Unsaturated fat

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LAURIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; MYRISTIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PALMITIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; FAT INTAKE; LIPID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL FUNCTION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INSULIN METABOLISM; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEA FOOD; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY DIET; LOW FAT DIET; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; RISK REDUCTION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; LIPIDS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84988422110     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: 15343170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-016-0793-y     Document Type: Review

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