Death from ischemic heart disease in Cuba and its relationship with diet and serum cholesterol

Many studies have proved the relationship between saturated dietary fats, total serum cholesterol and death from atherosclerotic diseases. The curve of death from ischemic heart disease in our country rise until 1990 when it began dropping to reach 25 % of the peak value. The rise was linked to a hi...

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Published inRevista cubana de cardiologia y cirugia cardiovascular Vol. 13; no. 1
Main Author Alberto Hernández Cañero
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published ECIMED 01.03.2014
Subjects
aterosclerosis/ mortalidad
colesterol/ sangre
cuba/ epidemiología
grasas no saturadas en la dieta
isquemia miocardica/ mortalidad
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Summary:Many studies have proved the relationship between saturated dietary fats, total serum cholesterol and death from atherosclerotic diseases. The curve of death from ischemic heart disease in our country rise until 1990 when it began dropping to reach 25 % of the peak value. The rise was linked to a high consumption of saturated dietary fats shown by a concommitant increase in serum cholesterol levels whereas the drop began with the so-called "Special period" in Cuba and was characterized by decreased fat intake and reduced sedentary practices and obesity in our population. The decline in death from ischemic heart disease is lower than it was expected according to the lowering of total serum cholesterol level values reported in the population. This could be derived from the incidence of other atherosclerosis risk factors yet to be studied in our environment.
ISSN:1561-2937