Associations of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids From Plant and Animal Sources With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality in Two US Prospective Cohort Studies

Rationale: Dietary monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) can come from both plant and animal sources with divergent nutrient profiles that may potentially obscure the associations of total MUFAs with chronic diseases. Objective: To investigate the associations of cis -MUFA intake from plant (MUFA-P) and animal (MUFA-A) sources with total and cause-specific mortality. Methods and Results: We followed 63 412 women from the NHS (Nurses’ Health Study;...