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Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)

BMJ 2016; 353 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i1246 (Published 12 April 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;353:i1246

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Re: Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)

There is no mention of cigarette smoking in the report. There is a high level of cigarette smoking among patients in psychiatric hospitals and it could be that this effect swamps anythig that the lesser effect of dietary change may have shown.

Competing interests: No competing interests

16 April 2016
Oscar Hill
Psychiatrist (retired)
Simmons House N103HU