A Balanced Omega-6/ Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio, Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease

by Artemis P. Simopoulos

For more than half a century, the relationship between dietary factors and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been a major focus of health research. Contrary to the established view, current data suggest that dietary cholesterol is not a primary factor of or causes heart disease - with the possible exception of the genetic forms of familial hypercholesterolemias. For instance, recent clinical trials evaluating the effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3805592248
• ISBN13: 9783805592246
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland)
• Length: 125 Pages