Intake of individual saturated fatty acids and risk of coronary heart disease in US men and women: two prospective longitudinal cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

 To investigate the association between long term intake of individual saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and the risk of coronary heart disease, in two large cohort studies.

Design

 Prospective, longitudinal cohort study.

Setting

 Health professionals in the United States.

Participants

 73 147 women in the Nurses' Health Study (1984-2012) and 42 635 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986-2010), who were free of major chronic diseases at baseline.

Main outcome measure

 Incidence of coronary heart disease (n=7035) was self-reported, and related deaths were identified by searching National Death Index or through report of next of kin or postal authority. Cases were confirmed by medical records review.

Results

 Mean intake of SFAs

SUBMITTER: Zong G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5121105 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature