title: [Diet and the heart: end of an era? or beginning of a hope?].
abstract: A critical review is made of a recent article by G. Mann (New Engl. J. Med., 297, 644, 1977) where an attack is moved to the theory according which the diet is a basic factor in the epidemic of coronary heart disease. Most of the Mann' arguments are contradicted and an attempt is made to explain why his article has received such a large attention also outisde the strictly scientific mass-media.
mesh_terms: D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats
vernacular_title: Dieta e cuore: fine di un'era? o inizio di una speranza?