Since 1991 an unprecedented decline in coronary heart disease mortality has been observed in Central Eastern Europe. This decline has been observed at all ages, among both men and women, and across levels of education. Among younger age groups, mortality rates from CVD are 40% lower than one decade earlier. These rapid reductions in mortality coincide with the introduction of a market economy and many changes in diet and lifestyle. Preliminary analyses of Polish data suggest that changes in dietary fat, specifically a large increase in vegetable fats, may account for a large part of the observed reductions in deaths due to heart disease.
Learning Objectives: Describe lower mortality rate in association with unsaturated fat consumption.
Keywords: Heart Disease,
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