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Heart Disease Risk Factors

Data on heart disease risk factors reported by researchers at University of Granada

Published in Drug Week, March 9th, 2007

Investigators publish new data in the report "Intake of fish oil, oleic acid, folic acid, and vitamins B-6 and E for 1 year decreases plasma C-reactive protein and reduces coronary heart disease risk factors in male patients in a cardiac rehabilitation program. Certain nutrients have been shown to be effective in preventing coronary heart disease. We hypothesized that a daily intake of low amounts of a number of these nutrients would exert beneficial effects on risk factors and clinical variables in patients that suffered from myocardial infarction (MI) and were following a cardiac rehabilitation program," scientists writing in the Journal of Nutrition report.

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