Dietary antioxidant vitamins and death from coronary heart disease in post menopausal women.
BACKGROUND: The role of dietary antioxidant vitamins in preventing coronary heart disease has aroused considerable interest because of the knowledge that oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein may promote atherosclerosis. METHODS. We studied 34;486 postmenopausal women with no cardiovascular disease who in early 1986 completed a questionnaire that assessed; among other factors; their intake of vitamins […]
Dietary fat intake and the risk of coronary heart disease in women.
A clinical trial of the effects of dietary patterns on blood pressure
Background: It is known that obesity, sodium intake, and alcohol consumption factors influence blood pressure. In this clinical trial, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, we assessed the effects of dietary patterns on blood pressure. Methods: We enrolled 459 adults with systolic blood pressures of less than 160 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressures of 80 to 95 mm […]