Associations of egg and cholesterol intakes with carotid intima - media thickness and risk of incident coronary artery disease according to apolipoprotein E phenotype in men: the Kuopio
Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.
The subjects are all participants of the Kuopio
Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.
The dietary habits of 2,332 men aged between 42 and 60 years were assessed at the baseline of the Kuopio
Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, KIHD, at the University of Eastern Finland in 1984 - 1989.
The Kuopio
Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, KIHD, analysed the serum vitamin D levels and occurrence of headache in approximately 2,600 men aged between 42 and 60 years in 1984 - 1989.
C - reactive protein, or CRP, levels were measured from 1,287 healthy, 42 - 60 year - old men at the onset of the Kuopio
Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study in 1984 - 1989 at the University of Eastern Finland.
The subjects were a population - based sample of more than 2,600 men living in eastern Finland and participating in the Kuopio
Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD).
The Kuopio
Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD) involved 1,621 middle - aged men living in the eastern part of Finland.
The effects of sauna bathing on the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia were studied in the Kuopio
Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD), involving more than 2,000 middle - aged men living in the eastern part of Finland.
Not exact matches
«Furthermore,
risk of
ischaemic heart disease can be reduced substantially by other lifestyle changes, as well as by drugs such as statins shown to be effective in primary prevention.»
The results for breast cancer are in line with previous research, but the true effect of alcohol on
risk of
ischaemic heart disease remains uncertain, say the editorial authors.
Dr Hashimoto said: «Hemodialysis patients are at increased
risk of sudden cardiac death because they often have latent
ischaemic heart disease which reduces blood flow to the
heart.
Dr Du said: «Our data clearly shows that eating fresh fruit can reduce the
risk of cardiovascular
disease, including
ischaemic heart disease and stroke (particularly haemorrhagic stroke).
Frequent consumption of spicy foods was also linked to a lower
risk of death from specific conditions: cancer,
ischaemic heart and respiratory system
diseases.
Despite the modest reduction in blood pressure, it could be significant as even a 2 mmHg diastolic blood pressure decrease has the potential to reduce coronary
heart disease risk by 6 % and transient
ischaemic attack and stroke
risk by 15 %.
Properly planned vegetarian diets have been found to satisfy the nutritional needs for all stages of life, and large - scale studies have shown vegetarianism to significantly lower
risks of cancer,
ischaemic heart disease, and other
diseases.
Risks for future ill - health were common, with high rates of smoking, and emerging type 2 diabetes and
ischaemic heart disease (conditions more typical of adulthood).