Effect of garlic and fish-oil supplementation on serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in hypercholesterolemic men

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 445-450

  Adler, Adam J ^b   Holub, Bruce J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

fish oil; Garlic; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; total cholesterol; triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; GARLIC; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0030935551     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.2.445     Document Type: Article

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