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      Role of Dietary Intervention in the Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

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      Cardiology
      S. Karger AG
      Cholesterol, Coronary heart disease, Diet, Low-density lipoprotein, Atherosclerosis

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          Abstract

          A large and convincing body of evidence links increased coronary risk with elevated plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Cholesterol in atherosclerotic lesions originates from that circulating in the blood bound to LDL. Even mild degrees of hypercholesterolemia (cholesterol > 180 mg/dl) when due to increased levels of LDL are associated with increased risk. Lowering plasma levels of LDL has been clearly shown to reduce coronary risk. We are able to modify plasma levels of LDL by restricting the dietary content of cholesterol and saturated fats. Such diets are safe and can be adhered to by large populations. Available information, reviewed here in detail, supports vigorous efforts to lower cholesterol levels by dietary means, even in the patient with so-called mild hypercholesterolemia. The evidence is overwhelmingk the risk is nil, and the potential benefits are substantial.

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          Journal
          CRD
          Cardiology
          10.1159/issn.0008-6312
          Cardiology
          S. Karger AG
          0008-6312
          1421-9751
          1987
          1987
          11 November 2008
          : 74
          : 1
          : 2-21
          Affiliations
          Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, N.Y., USA
          Article
          174169 Cardiology 1987;74:2–21
          10.1159/000174169
          3545472
          5b832656-032d-4926-b762-6ca222d3100c
          © 1987 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 22 March 1986
          : 30 March 1986
          Page count
          Pages: 20
          Categories
          Controversies in Cardiology

          General medicine,Neurology,Cardiovascular Medicine,Internal medicine,Nephrology
          Coronary heart disease,Diet,Atherosclerosis,Cholesterol,Low-density lipoprotein

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