How much of an impact they have cholesterol levels on coronary heart disease?
And also, what are the most effective methods potential public health can be taken to reduce cholesterol as a risk factor?
Ignore "Lisa L". This is a person whose only source of medical information (not the "knowledge") is a group led by a person whose strength is fitness, not medicine. Numerous double-blind, placebo-controlled studies have shown that lowering cholesterol in high-risk patients reduces the risk of heart attack. Possible public health approaches: 1) education about healthy eating (low fat, whole grains, etc) 2) education on healthy cooking that tastes good, 3) Promote the use of alternatives healthy trans fats, etc.
Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors
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Coronary Heart Disease Epidemiology $261.12 Heart attack (ischaemic heart disease or coronary heart disease) as one of a group of cardiovascular diseases, is one of the main causes of death (over 30 million/year) in the developed and developing world. The dual aim of this book is to review the well-established risk factors in CHD and to look forward to disease prevention, equipped with lessons from the past. The book covers etiology to public health, including studies within a single population and international studies, important areas of methodological development, trials to test preventive strategies, and the application of epidemiological and other knowledge to the development of public health policy for the prevention of widespread disease. It is an all-encompassing work containing contributions from the world authorities in the field. |
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Diet and Heart Disease: A Round Table of Factors $87.09 Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a major cause of death in the Western World and increasingly elsewhere. The role of diet attracts enormous attention as one of the principal factors linked with the disorder. Diet and Heart Disease was originally published by the Foundation in 1993. The Round Table Model, which has received wide acclaim since it was first published, uses the original philosophy of King Arthur to illustrate that it is the integrated role of the whole diet which is important for CHD, as well as being the one component that can be modified by all. The second edition of this definitive, yet easily readable, treatise includes fully updated sections concerning the latest scientific advances relating to the physiological risk factors, and encompasses the influence of dietary factors upon these. Contents include coverage of epidemiology, pathology and a detailed discussion on dietary changes necessary to reduce heart disease, incorporating details of the 1994 COMA report on Diet and Cardiovascular Disease. The book will be an invaluable teaching and reference source for all students and professionals within the nutritional and medical communities and for all those concerned with matters relating to health and social policy. |
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