Nutrition and disease update. Heart disease

Nutrition and Disease Update: Heart Disease......Page 1
Preface......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
I. Introduction......Page 5
II. Biological Activity of ω-3 Fatty Acids......Page 7
A. ω-3 Fatty Acids and Hypertension......Page 8
B. ω-3 Fatty Acids and Thrombosis......Page 10
C. Effects of Fish Oil upon the Development of the Atherosclerotic Plaque and upon Intimal Hyperplasia......Page 14
D. Effects of Fish Oil and Fish upon the Plasma Lipids and Lipoproteins......Page 17
E. Effects of ω-3 Fatty Acids and Fish Oil in Diabetic and Prediabetic Patients......Page 23
F. Epidemiological Observations and Clinical Trials of ω-3 Fatty Acids......Page 26
1. Epidemiological Studies......Page 27
2. Angioplasty Studies and Other Trials......Page 29
G. The Action of Other ω-3 Fatty Acids Including Especially α-Linolenic Acid......Page 30
H. Possible Toxicity of Fish Oil......Page 31
I. Reviews of ω-3 Fatty Acids in Health and Disease Since 1987......Page 32
IV. Summary......Page 34
V. Conclusions......Page 37
V. Bibliography......Page 38
Criteria for Inclusion of Articles in Appendix Tables......Page 46
B. ω-3 Fatty Acids and Thrombosis......Page 135
2. Monocyte Studies......Page 136
D. Effects of Fish Oil and Fish upon the Plasma Lipids and Lipoproteins......Page 137
E. Effects of ω-3 Fatty Acids and Fish Oil in Diabetic and Prediabetic Patients......Page 138
Bibliography......Page 139
A. Within Populations Studies......Page 141
B. Across Population Studies......Page 142
II. Clinical Trials......Page 144
III. Studies in Children......Page 146
IV. Salt Sensitivity......Page 147
B. Potassium......Page 149
C. Calcium......Page 150
VII. Summary......Page 151
VIII. Bibliography......Page 152
Criteria for Inclusion of Articles in Appendix Tables......Page 159
Potassium......Page 188
Bibliography......Page 189
1. Definition......Page 190
3. Diet?Heart Disease Relationships......Page 191
B. Cholesterolemia......Page 192
1. Hypertension......Page 193
2. Summary of Certain Associated Factors in the Fiber?Cardiovascular Disease Relationship......Page 194
3. Conclusions......Page 195
III. Bibliography......Page 196
Criteria for Inclusion of Articles in Appendix Table......Page 198
Dietary Fiber and Cardiovascular Disease: An Update......Page 209
Bibliography......Page 211
1. Summary of Opinion on Diet?Heart Disease Relationships, 1987?1988......Page 212
2. Objective and Scope......Page 213
A. Dietary Cholesterol......Page 214
Conclusions......Page 217
B. Saturated Fatty Acids......Page 218
Conclusions......Page 223
C. Obesity and Overnutrition......Page 224
Conclusions......Page 225
D. ω-6 Polyunsaturates......Page 226
Conclusions......Page 229
E. ω-3 Polyunsaturates......Page 230
Conclusions......Page 232
F. Cis -Monounsaturated Fatty Acids Oleic Acid......Page 233
Conclusions......Page 234
G. Trans -Monosaturated Fatty Acids......Page 235
H. Carbohydrates......Page 237
I. Alcohol......Page 239
J. Coffee......Page 240
Conclusions......Page 241
III. Bibliography......Page 242
Criteria for Inclusion of Articles in Appendix Tables......Page 247