The Mediterranean diet and endothelial function: Why some dietary fats maybe healthy

Authors
Vogel, RA
Citation
Ra. Vogel, The Mediterranean diet and endothelial function: Why some dietary fats maybe healthy, CLEV CLIN J, 67(4), 2000, pp. 232
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
ISSN journal
08911150 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-1150(200004)67:4<232:TMDAEF>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Evidence from both diet and physiologic studies suggests that some dietary fats-but not others-impair endothelial function in the short term, possibly by a mechanism of oxidative stress. This insight may affect our advice to patients about heart-healthy eating.