Differences between men and women in the response of serum cholesterol to dietary changes

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 827-834

  Weggemans, R M ^a   Zock, P L ^a,b   Urgert, R ^b,c   Katan, M B ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Diet; Gender; Lipids; Lipoproteins; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

CAFESTOL; CHOLESTEROL; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CLINICAL TRIALS; COFFEE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIETARY FATS; DITERPENES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032836027     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1999.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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