Fluidity of the dietary fatty acid profile and risk of coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke: results from the EPIC-Netherlands cohort study

The fluidity of dietary fatty acids consumed has been suggested to inversely affect coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Lipophilic index (LI) represents overall fluidity of the dietary fatty acid profile. Lipophilic load (LL) represents a combination of overall fluidity and absolute intake of dietary fatty acids. We investigated the relations of dietary LI and LL with risk of CHD and ischemic stroke (iStroke).

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - June 21, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: I. Sluijs, J. Praagman, J.M.A. Boer, W.M.M. Verschuren, Y.T. van der Schouw Source Type: research