The Mediterranean diet and endothelial function: why some dietary fats may be healthy.
Evidence from both diet and physiologic studies suggests that some dietary fats--but not others--impair endothelial function in the short term, possibly by a mechanism of oxidative stress. This insight may affect our advice to patients about heart-healthy eating.
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Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, 21201 USA.
D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004032:Diet / Q000639:trends*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014664:Vasodilation
D004041:Dietary Fats; D014280:Triglycerides