Cholesterol reduction using manufactured foods high in monounsaturated fatty acids: A randomized crossover study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 439-446

  Williams, Christine M ^a   Francis Knapper, J A ^b   Webb, D ^b   Brookes, C A ^b   Zampelas, A ^b   Tredger, J A ^b   Wright, J ^b   Meijer, G ^c   Calder, P C ^d   Yaqoob, P ^d   Roche, H ^e   Gibney, M J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Monounsaturated fatty acids; Plasma cholesterol

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032838417     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114599000793     Document Type: Article

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