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Recommendations for modest dietary consumption of ALA (2 to 3 g per day) are favored for CHD prevention.

Practitioners should consider advising patients to include 2 to 3 g of ALA in their diets.

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the weight of the evidence favors recommendations for modest dietary consumption of ALA (2 to 3 g per day) for the primary and secondary prevention of CHD.
Dariush Mozaffarian · PubMed · 2005

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Does alpha-linolenic acid intake reduce the risk of coronary heart disease? A review of the evidence.

Dariush Mozaffarian · PubMed · 2005

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