Cardiovascular disease risk factors and diet of Fulani pastoralists of northern Nigeria
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Risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diet of urban and rural dwellers in northern Nigeria.
Over the last 30 years, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including stroke and myocardial infarction, have increased in developing countries. Serum lipids and diet of the Fulani, a rural Nigerian population, were previously studied. Despite their consumption of a diet rich in saturated fat, the overall blood lipid profiles of Fulani men and women are generally favourable. However, Fulani males in...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.6.730