Dietary trans-monounsaturated fatty acids negatively impact plasma lipids in humans: Critical review of the evidence

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-339

  Khosla, Pramod ^a,b   Hayes, K C ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CHD risk; HDL; Human lipoproteins; LDL; Trans fatty acids

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS; MICE; RATS; RISK FACTORS; STEREOISOMERISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029788480     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1996.10718607     Document Type: Article

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