Major dietary protein sources and risk of coronary heart disease in women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the exception of fish, few major dietary protein sources have been studied in relation to the development of coronary heart disease (CHD). Our objective was to examine the relation between foods that are major dietary protein sources and incident CHD.

Methods and results

We prospectively followed 84,136 women aged 30 to 55 years in the Nurses' Health Study with no known cancer, diabetes mellitus, angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, or other cardiovascular disease. Diet was assessed by a standardized and validated questionnaire and updated every 4 years. During 26 years of follow-up, we documented 2210 incident nonfatal infarctions and 952 deaths from CHD. In multivariable analyses including age, smoking, and other risk factors, higher intakes of red meat,

SUBMITTER: Bernstein AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2946797 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature