The Relationship Between Vegetarian Diet and The Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

• Main Authors: I Gusti Made Reza Gunadi Ranuh, -, K Shonafi, -, R Bagus, -, Andrianto, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Airlangga University, Soetomo General Hospital 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC666-701 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/112963/2/The%20Relationship%20Between%20Vegetarian%20Diet%20and%20The%20Risk%20of%20Coronary%20Heart%20Disease%20%282%29.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/112963/3/The%20Relationship%20Between%20vegetarian%20Diet%20and%20The%20Risk%20of%20coronary%20Heart%20Disease.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/112963/4/The%20Relationship%20Between%20Vegetarian%20Diet%20and%20The%20Risk%20of%20Coronary%20Heart%20Disease.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/112963/; http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/ccj.v1i1.2020.1-5; http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/ccj.v1i1.2020.1-5
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of death in developed countries whereas most cases can be prevented by addressing behavioral risk factors, such as unhealthy diet. Vegetarian dietary patterns reduce CHD risk and mortality by 40%. The Framingham Heart Study on Hard CHD calcul...