Saturated fatty acid intakes and the risk of myocardial infarction in women. A prospective cohort study

Abstract

Some recent researches about relationships between dietary fat and the risk of cardiovascular disease revealed contrasting results with the lipid hypothesis. The primary object of this study was to explore the risk of non-fatal (self-reported) myocardial infarction in relation to saturated fat consumption. We used food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to measure saturated fat intake