Fruit consumption, fitness, and cardiovascular health in female adolescents: The Penn State Young Women's Health Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 624-630

  Lloyd, Tom ^a   Chinchilli, Vernon M ^b   Rollings, Nan ^b   Kieselhorst, Kessey ^b   Tregea, Deborah F ^b   Henderson, Neal A ^b   Sinoway, Lawrence I ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiovascular health; Fitness; Fruit intake; Maximal oxygen uptake; Penn State Young Women's Health Study; Serum antioxidants; White adolescents

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FRUIT; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031955143     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.4.624     Document Type: Article

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