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Association of dietary, circulating, and supplement fatty acids with coronary risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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BACKGROUND Guidelines advocate changes in fatty acid consumption to promote cardiovascular health. PURPOSE To summarize evidence about associations between fatty acids and coronary disease. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Science Citation Index, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials through July 2013. STUDY SELECTION Prospective, observational studies and randomized, controlled trials. DATA EXTRACTION Investigators extracted data about study characteristics and assessed study biases. DATA SYNTHESIS There were 32 observational studies (530,525 participants) of fatty acids from dietary…
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BACKGROUND Guidelines advocate changes in fatty acid consumption to promote cardiovascular health. PURPOSE To summarize evidence about associations between fatty acids and coronary disease. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Science Citation Index, and Cochrane C…