Weight loss due to energy restriction suppresses cholesterol biosynthesis in overweight, mildly hypercholesterolemic men

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1545-1548

  Di Buono, Marco ^a   Hannah, Judy S ^b   Katzel, Leslie I ^c   Jones, Peter J H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Medlantic Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Deuterium; Energy restriction; Humans; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; OBESITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032808522     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.8.1545     Document Type: Article

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