Article
[Blood cholesterol in women].
Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita - 1 Jan 1992
Arca M
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of blood lipids is described and their role as cardiovascular risk factors in women is discussed. The determinants of serum cholesterol levels are identified in genes, in particular in changes of codes for LDL and HDL; in habitual food intake as polyunsaturated and saturated fats. Obesity, jointed by atherogenic lipoproteins as total and LDL-cholesterol, is considered a risk factor independently...
Topics
- Adult
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cholesterol
- Diet
- Dietary Fats
- Disease Susceptibility
- Estrogens
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Lipoproteins
- Menopause
