Diet and heart disease

Diet and heart disease

Diet is a significant contributing factor to the presence (or lack thereof) of heart disease, an umbrella term describing many heart ailments. For example, some claim a diet high in cholesterol may lead to coronary heart disease, a condition in which a buildup of plaque occurs in the arteries near the heart. [ [http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/hd.html What Causes Heart Disease? by Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD ] ]

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Articles that address aspects of diet and heart disease:
*Coronary heart disease
*Cardiovascular disease
*Food guide pyramid
*Nutrition facts label
*Saturated fats
*Monounsaturated fat
*Polyunsaturated fat
*Cholesterol
*Trans fat
*Hypercholesterolemia
*Triglycerides
*Lipids
*Lipid hypothesis
*Edible salt
*Potassium
*Dietary fiber
*Alcohol and heart attacks

References

External links

* [http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=855 AHA Nutrition Facts]
* [http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200010 Diet and Nutrition - AHA]
* UK: Food Standards Agency [http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthissues/healthyheart/ Eat well, be well - Healthy heart]
* Review of from Harvard School of Health [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/low_fat.html Low-Fat Diet Not a Cure-All]


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