DIET, BLOOD LIPIDS AND HEALTH OF ITALIAN MEN IN BOSTON
Authors: D C MILLER, M F TRULSON, M B McCANN, P D WHITE, F J STARE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Article1 November 1958DIET, BLOOD LIPIDS AND HEALTH OF ITALIAN MEN IN BOSTONDAVID C. MILLER, M.D., MARTHA F. TRULSON, D.SC., MARY B. MCCANN, M.P.H., PAUL D. WHITE, M.D., M.A.C.P., FREDRICK J. STARE, M.D.DAVID C. MILLER, M.D., MARTHA F. TRULSON, D.SC., MARY B. MCCANN, M.P.H., PAUL D. WHITE, M.D., M.A.C.P., FREDRICK J. STARE, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-5-1178 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe hypothesis that ingestion of excess dietary fat leads to coronary arterial and heart disease is man is supported by much suggestive evidence but has yet to be demonstrated by rigorous proof. Atherosclerosis, including coronary atherosclerosis, has been induced in a variety of animals by different experimental regimens. Generally these involved the feeding of cholesterol and a high intake of fat. 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