Plasma fatty acid composition as an indicator of habitual dietary fat intake in middle-aged adults

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 564-571

  Ma, Jing ^a   Folsom, Aaron R ^a   Shahar, Eyal ^a   Eckfeldt, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

biologic marker; food frequency questionnaire; Plasma fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ESTER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 0029130089     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/62.3.564     Document Type: Article

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