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Diet and cardiovascular disease
 — report of the Panel on Diet in relation to Cardiovascular Disease, Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy
Author(s)P J Randle
Corporate AuthorPanel on Diet in relation to Cardiovascular Disease, Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy, Department of Health and Social Security - DHSS
PublisherHMSO, London, 1984
Pages32 pp (Report on health and social subjects, 28)
KeywordsDiet ; Cardiovascular diseases ; Standards of provision.
AnnotationThe major cardiovascular diseases reviewed in relation to nutrition are coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular (arterial) disease. Information is provided on trends in death rates from CHD in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with some comparative data for the 15 highest ranking countries in 1978. Recommendations are made concerning: fat and fatty acids; common salt; dietary fibre and complex carbohydrates; and obesity. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-000211210 B
ClassmarkCFD: CQ: 583

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