Randomized, double-blind trial of chitosan for body weight reduction

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 379-381

  Pittler, M H ^a   Abbot, N C ^a   Harkness, E F ^a   Ernst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Complementary medicine; Nutrition; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CHITOSAN; CHOLESTEROL; RETINOL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIPID ABSORPTION; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0033015596     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600733     Document Type: Article

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