Monounsaturated fatty acids, olive oil and blood pressure: epidemiological, clinical and experimental evidence

Diet has an important role in the prevention and treatment of hypertension. In early epidemiological studies, conducted mainly in the USA, monounsaturated fatty acids showed a deleterious association with blood pressure or no relationship at all. However, more recent studies, conducted in Mediterr...

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Main Authors: Alonso, A. (Alvaro), Ruiz-Gutierrez, V. (Valentina), Martinez-Gonzalez, M.A. (Miguel Ángel)
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:eng
Published: Cambridge University Press 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/4926