The 1958 launch of Ancel Keys international study comparing diet and cardiovascular disease across cohorts in seven countries, among the first large scale comparative studies linking dietary pattern, particularly saturated fat intake, to heart disease risk, and a major influence on mid twentieth century dietary guidance.
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Milestone Year Milestone DateSourced to the subject's own accountCited source gives fall 1958 only, no month or day; 1958-01-01 stored as the year placeholder, the year itself fully attested, matching the entity's own live milestone-year=1958. LocationCoordinated from the University of Minnesota, United States 3 Classification
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Ancel Keys's Seven Countries Study examined dietary fat and caloric intake against cardiovascular disease outcomes, the same dietary-fat-balance debate this atlas's own DataBrief names.
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The 1958 launch of Ancel Keys international study comparing diet and cardiovascular disease across cohorts in seven countries, among the first large scale comparative studies linking dietary pattern, particularly saturated fat intake, to heart disease risk, and a major influence on mid twentieth century dietary guidance.
- Credited To: Ancel Keys
- In Branch: Nutrition Science
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Seven Countries Study
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The Seven Countries Study was formally started in fall 1958 in Yugoslavia.
3. Encyclopedia Britannica
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