Saturated fat does not clog the arteries: Coronary heart disease is a chronic inflammatory condition, the risk of which can be effectively reduced from healthy lifestyle interventions

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 15, 2017, Pages 1111-1112

  Malhotra, Aseem ^a   Redberg, Rita F ^b,c   Meier, Pascal ^d,e  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

coronary heart disease; diet; exercise; inflammation; saturated fat

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTERY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; THROMBOSIS;

ARTERIES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET; DIETARY FATS; EXERCISE; FATTY ACIDS; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 85025102414     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097285     Document Type: Editorial

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