Soluble Dietary Fiber And Coronary Heart Disease

Both types have been linked to heart health.
Soluble dietary fiber and coronary heart disease. Methods and results the alpha tocopherol beta carotene cancer prevention study was a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial with daily supplementation of α tocopherol and or beta carotene. Strong epidemiologic and experimental data suggest that increasing dietary fiber may help to lower low density lipoprotein cholesterol ldl c and decrease the risk of coronary heart disease. Crossref medline google scholar.
Objective to investigate dietary fibre intake and any potential dose response association with coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease. The association between coronary heart disease chd and dietary fiber intake is not consistent especially for the subtypes of dietary fiber. 8 dietary fiber has been found to be inversely associated with risk factors for chd in observational studies.
N 1399 and mortality from coronary heart disease n 635. We aimed to study recent and long term dietary fiber intake in relation to coronary heart disease and all cause mortality. Data sources the cochrane library medline medline in process embase cab abstracts isi web of science biosis and.
Fiber s role in preventing heart disease is thought to stem from its ability to lower both blood pressure and cholesterol. We monitored the incidence of major coronary events a combination of first nonfatal myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease death. Little is known about the effects of dietary fiber intake on long term mortality.
Vegetables fruits and the carotenoids and the risk of cancer. Am j clin nutr. Dietary fiber may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease chd through a variety of mechanisms such as improving blood lipid profiles 1 3 lowering blood pressure 4 5 and improving insulin sensitivity 6 7 and fibrinolytic activity.
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