Intake of Fish and n3 Fatty Acids and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Japanese

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Authors

Hiroyasu Iso · National Institute of Health Sciences

Minatsu Kobayashi · Ehime University

Junko Ishihara · National Institute of Health Sciences

Satoshi Sasaki · Shiga University of Medical Science

Katsutoshi Okada · National Institute of Health Sciences

Yoshikuni Kita · Shiga University of Medical Science

Yoshihiro Kokubo

Abstract

Compared with a modest fish intake of once a week or &20 g/d, a higher intake was associated with substantially reduced risk of coronary heart disease, primarily nonfatal cardiac events, among middle-aged persons.

Topics & Keywords

Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutritional Studies and Diet Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 113, Issue 2, pp. 195-202

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.581355

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