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Revisiting the diet-heart hypothesis: critical appraisal of the Minnesota Coronary Experiment.

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Several articles have concluded that associations between high cholesterol and premature death are lacking and advocate for revision of current guidance advising low consumption (<10%) of saturated fat. Ramsden and colleagues recovered 45 year old data from the Minnesota Coronary Experiment, a randomised controlled trial conducted in state mental hospitals and nursing homes in Minnesota, USA, and reassessed the effect of a diet rich in linoleic acid on serum cholesterol and mortality. T...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1136/bmj.j2108

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
Primary Care; Primary Care Health Sciences
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Oxford college:
Trinity College
Role:
Author
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BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
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BMJ Journal website
Volume:
357
Pages:
j2108
Publication date:
2017-06-01
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EISSN:
1756-1833
ISSN:
0959-8138
Pmid:
28572081
Language:
English
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pubs:700838
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uuid:88eada84-ca2a-4532-a368-a19d9505a661
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pubs:700838
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700838
Deposit date:
2018-01-05

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