Association of Dietary, Circulating, and Supplement Fatty Acids With Coronary Risk
Authors: Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Rajiv Chowdhury, Nita G. Forouhi, John Danesh
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2014)

Letters16 September 2014Association of Dietary, Circulating, and Supplement Fatty Acids With Coronary RiskEmanuele Di Angelantonio, MD, MSc, PhD, Rajiv Chowdhury, MD, PhD, Nita G. Forouhi, PhD, and John Danesh, FRCPEmanuele Di Angelantonio, MD, MSc, PhDFrom University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; UK Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom., Rajiv Chowdhury, MD, PhDFrom University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; UK Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom., Nita G. Forouhi, PhDFrom University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; UK Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom., and John Danesh, FRCPFrom University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; UK Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L14-5018-11 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Our systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature aimed a priori to quantify 3 aspects of the evidence on fatty acids and CHD.First, we considered results on self-reported dietary fatty acid intake from 32 prospective studies (512 420 participants, 15 945 cases of CHD), constituting more than 90% of the relevant data published before July 2013. 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[PMID: 9006469] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Emanuele Di Angelantonio, MD, MSc, PhD; Rajiv Chowdhury, MD, PhD; Nita G. Forouhi, PhD; John Danesh, FRCPAffiliations: From University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; UK Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M13-1788. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAssociation of Dietary, Circulating, and Supplement Fatty Acids With Coronary Risk Rajiv Chowdhury , Samantha Warnakula , Setor Kunutsor , Francesca Crowe , Heather A. Ward , Laura Johnson , Oscar H. Franco , Adam S. Butterworth , Nita G. Forouhi , Simon G. 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