Diet, atherosclerosis, and helminthic infection in Tsimane

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Authors: Kaplan, H; Trumble, B; Stieglitz, J; Narula, J; Gurven, M; Thomas, G

Year of Publication: 2017

Journal: Lancet

Volume: 390

Number: 10107

Pagination: 2015-2120

Date Published: 11/4/2017

Publication Language: eng

Abstract:

We thank Robert H Howland, and Erin E Masterson and colleagues for their interest in our Article1 that reported low levels of coronary artery calcium among Tsimane horticulturalists of the Bolivian Amazon. In the Article,1 we hypothesised that, despite a high inflammatory burden, low coronary artery calcium in the Tsimane population could be due to a combination of low lifetime blood lipids, largely traditional diets, and high physical activity.

URL: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31941-4/fulltext

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31941-4

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