Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Volume 39, Issue 4, 1985, Pages 301-303

High dietary fat intake and cigarette smoking as risk factors for ischaemic heart disease in Bangladeshi male immigrants in East London (Article) (Open Access)

Silman A. , Loysen E. , De Graaf W. , Sramek M.
  • a Department of Clinical Epidemiology, London Hospital Medical College, London E1 2AD, United Kingdom
  • b Department of Clinical Epidemiology, London Hospital Medical College, London E1 2AD, United Kingdom
  • c Department of Clinical Epidemiology, London Hospital Medical College, London E1 2AD, United Kingdom
  • d Department of Clinical Epidemiology, London Hospital Medical College, London E1 2AD, United Kingdom

Abstract

A study was made of smoking and dietary habits in middle aged Bangladeshi men living in East London to investigate possible causes of the previously described high ischaemic heart disease risk in this group. The results showed that these individuals were 50% more likely to smoke than the Caucasians living in the same area, after adjusting for age and social class. More striking, however, was the very high fat intake of over 200 g/day, which is twice the national average and accounted for nearly 60% of total energy intake. Interestingly, much of the dietary fat was from vegetable oil, and the ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids exceeded the accepted recommended minimum.

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polyunsaturated fatty acid Short Survey ethnic group Cigarette Smoking ethnic or racial aspects ischemic heart disease geographic distribution risk factor normal human immigrant diet priority journal cardiovascular system fat human experiment human etiology unsaturated fatty acid
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DOI: 10.1136/jech.39.4.301
ISSN: 0143005X
Cited by: 10
Original Language: English