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The benefits of statins on prevention of coronary heart disease in women without heart disease have not been clarified. The authors systematically reviewed all the published literature on primary prevention trials and found 6 primary prevention trials to date with sex‐specific data on mortality and coronary heart disease events in women. The summary risk ratio for primary prevention of all‐cause mortality...
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in postmenopausal women. While diet and lifestyle remain the cornerstones of prevention, a low‐fat/high‐carbohydrate diet is associated with hyperglycemia and hyperlipemia—atherosclerotic risk factors affected by postprandial conditions. The objective of this study was to examine the acute response of lipids and insulin to a low‐fat/high‐carbohydrate...