An Interpretive Review: Diet in Early Life and the Prevention of Atherosclerosis

Nutrient Intake and Blood Lipids in Children*

“…Studies on CHD risk factors in children has enormously increased in the number du ring the last few years (6,11,12,14,16). This kind of evaluation is essential to resolve some of the basic problems of the morbidity and mortality in CHD.…”

“…The recommendations of the diet vary much depending to whom they are directed and what authority has given them (2,11). Recommendations given by the pediatricians are conservative and the attitude of active preventive advice against CHD is rare (11). As the knowledge of CHD risk factors in children still are scanty, an attitude favoring extensive changes in diet of all children seems not justified.…”

“…The role of diet as a risk factor modifier of cardiovascular diseases has been under scientific debate for a long time (2,4,7,9,11). Experimental studies and most of the epidemiological studies are in the favor of diet as one of the major factors influencing the development of cardiovascular diseases (9).…”