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Changes in Diet in Finland from 1972 to 1992: Impact on Coronary Heart Disease Risk

Preventive MedicinePublished 1 May 1996
Pirjo Pietinen, Erkki Vartiainen, Ritva Seppänen, Antti Aro, Pekka Puska
Citations195
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TL;DR

Dietary changes seem to explain the decrease in serum cholesterol, which has been on average 1.0 mmol/liter (38 mg/dl) in Finland since 1972, together with a decline in smoking among males as well as better blood pressure control they have contributed to the dramatic decline in coronary heart disease mortality in Finland.

Abstract

Dietary changes seem to explain the decrease in serum cholesterol. Together with a decline in smoking among males as well as better blood pressure control they have contributed to the dramatic decline in coronary heart disease mortality in Finland.

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Medicine