Study gives clear message about diet

BMJ 1996;313:1258 (16 November)

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Study gives clear message about diet

EDITOR,--Alberto Ascherio and colleagues studied over 40 000health professionals to examine the association between fatintake and the incidence of coronary heart disease in men ofmiddle age and older.¹ Investigation into the influence of dietaryfats on risk of heart disease has long been a contentious field,and the literature shows a quick response to the publicationof new work. For example, after the publication of the paperby Law et al on cholesterol reduction and risk of ischaemicheart disease in 1994² the BMJ published 10 letters commentingon the study.

If discussion of the minutiae of study design, results, analysis,etc is put aside then the message from Ascherio and colleagues'study is clear and simple: all middle aged and older men whowant to reduce their risk of death from coronary heart diseasemust lower their intake of saturated fat and cholesterol whileincreasing the . . . [Full text of this article]

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