Dietary polyunsaturated fat and hypertension.
A significant reduction in blood pressure has been observed during low-fat high poly unsaturated fattyacids/saturated fattyacid--ratio diets in a series of studies conducted in the U.S. and Finland. The results suggest the active role of linoleic acid but the effects of decreased intake of saturated fats and the concomitant changes in the intake of other dietary components cannot be ruled out.
Iacono
J M
JM
USDA-ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129.
Dougherty
R M
RM
Puska
P
P
Pietinen
P
P
D001794:Blood Pressure; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000178:diet therapy*; D008297:Male; D014481:United States
D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated