Ascorbic acid induces a favorable lipoprotein profile in women.

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 154-158

  Gatto, Lissa M ^a   Hallen, Gregory K ^a   Brown, Andrew J ^b   Samman, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS;

EID: 0029963021     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1996.10718581     Document Type: Article

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