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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.
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Based on the overall weight of evidence discussed in the abstract.
Source
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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