A study to assess the effect of dietary supplementation with soluble fibre (Minolest®) on lipid levels in normal subjects with hypercholesterolaemia

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-213

  Tai, E S ^a   Fok, A C K ^a   Chu, R ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Coronary artery disease risk; Diet; Fibre; Hyperlipidaemia

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; GUAR GUM; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ISPAGULA; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MINOLEST; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032995946     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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