Open AccessDietary protein and risk of ischemic heart disease in women
Author(s) -
Frank B. Hu,
Meir J. Stampfer,
JoAnn E. Manson,
Eric B. Rimm,
Graham A. Colditz,
Frank E. Speizer,
C H Hennekens,
Walter C. Willett
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn.70.2.221
Subject(s) - disease , medicine , cardiology
Ingestion of animal protein raises serum cholesterol in some experimental models but not in others, and ecologic studies have suggested a positive association between animal protein intake and risk of ischemic heart disease. Prospective data on the relation of protein intake to risk of ischemic heart disease are sparse.
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