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- Title
Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease.
- Authors
Howard, Barbara V.; Van Horn, Linda; Hsia, Judith; Manson, JoAnn E.; Stefanick, Marcia L.; Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia; Kuller, Lewis H.; LaCroix, Andrea Z.; Langer, Robert D.; Lasser, Norman L.; Lewis, Cora E.; Limacher, Marian C.; Margolis, Karen L.; Mysiw, Jerry; Ockene, Judith K.; Parker, Linda M.; Perri, Michael G.; Phillips, Lawrence; Prentice, Ross L.; Robbins, John
- Abstract
The article discusses the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial in the United States. The main outcome measures test the hypothesis that dietary intervention can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Women were randomly assigned to the intervention group, which reduced their total fat intake and increased intake of fruits/vegetables/grains, or to a comparison group. Data is provided showing Kaplan-Meier estimates for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, the risk of CHD in various groups, baseline and follow-up nutrient intakes, and characteristics of the participants. The results indicate there was no significant risk reduction for CHD, stroke, or CVD in postmenopausal women.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LOW-fat diet; DISEASE risk factors; DISEASES in women; NUTRITION research; CORONARY disease; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; CEREBROVASCULAR disease; PUBLIC health research; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL research
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2006, Vol 295, Issue 6, p655
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.295.6.655