Antioxidant status in vegetarians versus omnivores: A mechanism for longer life?

Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-150

  Burri, Betty Jane ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DIET; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE AND RELATED PHENOMENA; LONGEVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETARIAN; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 0033961959     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(99)00270-1     Document Type: Editorial

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