The role of diet, fruit and vegetables and antioxidants in the aetiology of stroke

Journal of Cardiovascular Risk

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 229-234

  Ness, Andrew R ^a   Powles, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Diet; Fruit; Stroke; Vegetables; Vitamin C; Vitamin E; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; MOLYBDENUM; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; ZINC; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NICOTINIC ACID; SODIUM;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; VEGETABLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FRUITARIAN DIET; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0032883907     PISSN: 13506277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/204748739900600407     Document Type: Review

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