Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Risk factors for
developing this disease include high serum concentrations of total cholesterol, triglycerides …

Background—Previous studies on intake of linoleic acid (LA), the predominant n-6 fatty acid,
and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk have generated inconsistent results. We performed a …

The extent to which higher intakes of linoleic acid (LA) affect risk for coronary heart disease
(CHD) is examined by reviewing a wide variety of study types, mostly in humans. In …

Objective: To determine whether dietary supplementation with α linolenic acid (ALA) can
modify established and emerging cardiovascular risk markers. Design: Systematic review …

This narrative review aims to discuss the more relevant evidence on the role of linoleic acid
(LA), a n-6 essential fatty acid that constitutes the predominant proportion of dietary …

Epidemiologic studies have shown a beneficial association between polyunsaturated fatty
acid (PUFA), specifically linoleic acid (C18: 2, n-6), intake and cardiovascular disease …

Context The effects of dietary intake of different fatty acids and pharmacological use of fatty
acids, specifically long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC n-3 PUFAs), on …

Over the course of the twentieth century, there was a 20-fold increase in consumption of
vegetable oils resulting both from their increased availability and from recommendations to …

Objective: To investigate the associations of dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and
linoleic acid (LA) as assessed by food frequency questionnaire and in the plasma …

Research dating back to the 1950s reported an association between the consumption of
saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and risk of coronary heart disease. Recent epidemiological …