Is diet an essential risk factor for coronary heart disease?
Cigarette smoking, hypertension and diet each play a major role in the development of coronary heart attacks in most industrialized nations. In some countries where cigarette smoking and hypertension are prevalent there is a low risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Hyperlipidaemia resulting from national food habits appears to be the essential factor in the high rates of CHD in developed countries.
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States