Aim: To assess the role of Triglyceride to High Density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL_C) ratio as a risk factor of coronary heart disease in women Study design: Cross sectional study. Place and duration of study: The study was conducted in Ayub teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, for 8months from January to August, 2010. Methods: The study was conducted in 100 females known cardiac patients and 50...

INTRODUCTION Though Nutrition plays a key role in the control of hypertension, it is often forgotten in Iranian patients' diet. In fact, dietary behavior can be regarded as unsatisfactory among Iranian patients. This study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of theory based educational intervention on fat intake, weight, and blood lipids among rural hypertensive patients. METHODS This quasi...