Death from ischemic heart disease in Cuba and its relationship with diet and serum cholesterol

Authors

  • Alberto Hernández Cañero

Keywords:

MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA/mortality, DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED, CHOLESTEROL/blood, ATHEROSCLEROSIS/mortality, CUBA/epidemiology.

Abstract

Many studies have proved the relationship between saturated dietary fats, total serum cholesterol and death from atherosclerotic diseases. The curve of death from ischemic heart disease in our country rise until 1990 when it began dropping to reach 25 % of the peak value. The rise was linked to a high consumption of saturated dietary fats shown by a concommitant increase in serum cholesterol levels whereas the drop began with the so-called "Special period" in Cuba and was characterized by decreased fat intake and reduced sedentary practices and obesity in our population. The decline in death from ischemic heart disease is lower than it was expected according to the lowering of total serum cholesterol level values reported in the population. This could be derived from the incidence of other atherosclerosis risk factors yet to be studied in our environment.

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Author Biography

Alberto Hernández Cañero

Doctor en Ciencias. Profesor Titular. Investigador Titular. Director del Instituto.

Published

2014-03-17

How to Cite

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Hernández Cañero A. Death from ischemic heart disease in Cuba and its relationship with diet and serum cholesterol. Rev. cuba. cardiol. cir. cardiovasc. [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 17 [cited 2025 Mar. 9];13(1). Available from: https://revcardiologia.sld.cu/index.php/revcardiologia/article/view/438

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