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Dietary saturated fat intake and atherosclerotic vascular disease mortality in elderly women: a prospective cohort study

Blekkenhorst, Lauren C.; Prince, Richard L.; Hodgson, Jonathan M.; Lim, Wai H.; Zhu, Kun; Devine, Amanda; Thompson, Peter L.; Lewis, Joshua R.

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2015-06

10.3945/ajcn.114.102392

PMID: 25948671

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CONCLUSIONS: High SFA intake was associated with the risk of ASVD mortality in this population of elderly women. Although there was a strong positive association between SFA intake and LDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol was not associated with ASVD mortality in this cohort. Nevertheless, these data support dietary advice to reduce SFA intake. Copyright © 2015 American Society for Nutrition.