A Prospective Study of Trans Fatty Acids in Erythrocytes and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Abstract
High consumption of trans fat has been linked to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). We assessed the hypothesis that higher trans fatty acid contents in erythrocytes were associated with an elevated risk of CHD in a nested case-control study among US women.Blood samples were collected from 32,826 participants of the Nurses' Health Study from 1989 to 1990. During 6 years of follow-up, 166 incident cases of CHD were ascertained and matched...
Paper Details
Title
A Prospective Study of Trans Fatty Acids in Erythrocytes and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Published Date
Apr 10, 2007
Journal
Volume
115
Issue
14
Pages
1858 - 1865
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