Monounsaturated fats from plant and animal sources in relation to risk of coronary heart disease among US men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) improve blood lipid profiles in intervention studies, but prospective evidence with regard to MUFA intake and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk is limited and controversial.

Objective

We investigated the associations of cis MUFA intake from plant (MUFA-P) and animal (MUFA-A) sources with CHD risk separately among 63,442 women from the Nurses' Health Study (1990-2012) and 29,942 men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1990-2012).

Design

Intakes of MUFA-Ps and MUFA-As were calculated by using validated food-frequency questionnaires collected every 4 y. Incident nonfatal myocardial infarction and fatal CHD cases (n = 4419) were confirmed by medical record review.

Results

During follow-up, MUFA-Ps and MUFA-A

SUBMITTER: Zong G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875103 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature