TY - BOOK AU - Okuyama,Harumi TI - Prevention of coronary heart disease: from the cholesterol hypothesis to [omega]6/ [omega]3 balance SN - 9783805581790 (hard cover : alk. paper) AV - RC685.C6 P6667 2007 U1 - 616.1/2305 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Basel, New York PB - Karger KW - Coronary heart disease KW - Prevention KW - Nutritional aspects KW - Omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio KW - Coronary Disease KW - prevention & control KW - Fatty Acids KW - Hypercholesterolemia KW - Neoplasms N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-165) and index; The cholesterol hypothesis--its basis and its faults -- Association of high total cholesterol with coronary heart disease mortality differs among subject populations--Familial hypercholesterolemia as a key concept -- Cancer and all-cause mortalities are lower in the higher total cholesterol groups among general populations -- Pleiotropic effects of statins in the prevention of coronary heart disease--potential side effects -- Objective measures of pathology of coronary heart disease -- [omega]3 fatty acids effectively prevent coronary heart disease and other late-onset diseases--the excessive linoleic acid syndrome -- Why isn't the causal relationship between linoleic acid and mortalities from coronary heart disease and stroke revealed by clinical studies? -- Mechanisms by which dietary fats affect coronary heart disease mortality -- Cancers common in the USA are stimulated by [omega]6 fatty acids and large amounts of animal fats, but suppressed by [omega]3 fatty acids and cholesterol -- New directions of lipid nutrition for the primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and other late-onset diseases UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006030664.html ER -