Two New Diet–Heart Studies

IN this issue of the Journal , a study of the composition of the diet found it to be a significant factor influencing mortality from coronary heart disease among Irish Bostonians as compared with their brothers in Ireland. 1 In a second study reported in this issue, a vegetarian diet low in choleste...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 312; no. 13; pp. 851 - 853
Main Author Blankenhorn, David H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 28.03.1985
Subjects
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary Disease - prevention & control
Diet
Diet, Vegetarian
Health risk assessment
Humans
Meat
Medical imaging
Mortality
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Summary:IN this issue of the Journal , a study of the composition of the diet found it to be a significant factor influencing mortality from coronary heart disease among Irish Bostonians as compared with their brothers in Ireland. 1 In a second study reported in this issue, a vegetarian diet low in cholesterol but high in polyunsaturated fat arrested the progression of coronary lesions measured by angiography in 18 of 39 Dutch patients with stable angina pectoris. 2 The Ireland–Boston study indicates that reduced coronary mortality is associated with a low intake of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol and a high intake . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM198503283121309