Blood pressure and blood lipid levels among vegetarian, semi- vegetarian, and non-vegetarian native Africans

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 545-549

  Famodu, Ademola Adekunle ^a   Osilesi, Odutola ^b   Makinde, Yetunde Olawumi ^c   Osonuga, Olusoga Adewale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Adventist Seminary of West Africa   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

BP lipid; CVD; Native Africans; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; VASCULAR DISEASE; VEGETARIAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0032191147     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(98)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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