Eat Nuts, Live Longer ∗

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 70, Issue 20, 2017, Pages 2533-2535

  Ros, Emilio ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; cohort studies; nuts

Indexed keywords

LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; NUT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; WALNUT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; NUTS;

EID: 85032701074     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.1082     Document Type: Editorial

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