Explaining the 25-year decline of serum cholesterol by dietary changes and use of lipid-lowering medication in Finland

To assess to what extent the observed dietary changes and increased use of lipid-lowering medication can explain the almost 20 % decline in serum cholesterol (referring to serum total cholesterol) level observed from 1982 to 2007 in Finland. Predicted changes of serum cholesterol were calculated by...

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Published in:	Public health nutrition Vol. 13; no. 6A; pp. 932 - 938
Main Authors:	Valsta, Liisa M, Tapanainen, Heli, Sundvall, Jouko, Laatikainen, Tiina, Männistö, Satu, Pietinen, Pirjo, Vartiainen, Erkki
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.06.2010
Subjects:	administration & dosage Adult Age groups Anticholesteremic Agents Anticholesteremic Agents - therapeutic use antilipemic agents blood blood lipids Butter Cholesterol Cholesterol - administration & dosage Cholesterol - blood Cross-Sectional Studies Diet Diet - standards Diet - trends Diet Surveys dietary fat Dietary Fats Dietary Fats - administration & dosage Dietary Fats - standards Drug Utilization Drugs eating habits Fatty Acids Fatty Acids - administration & dosage Female Finland Food Food consumption food intake gender differences human nutrition Humans Laboratories Lipids Male Medication men Middle Aged nutrient intake Nutrition research nutritional adequacy Polls & surveys saturated fatty acids Sex Factors Software Statins therapeutic use Trans fats Trans Fatty Acids Trans Fatty Acids - administration & dosage Treatment Outcome trends women Finland United States > US Medication Food consumption Fatty acids Cholesterol Finland
ISSN:	1368-9800, 1475-2727, 1475-2727
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