Interactive effects of exercise, alcohol, and vegetarian diet on coronary artery disease risk factors in 9242 runners: The National Runners' Health Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1197-1206

  Williams, Paul T ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Alcohol; Blood pressure; Coronary artery disease; Diet; High density lipoproteins; Humans; Low density lipoproteins; Physical activity; Running; Veganism; Vegetarianism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 0030735078     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.5.1197     Document Type: Article

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