The effect of medium-chain triacylglycerols on the blood lipid profile of male endurance runners

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 288-292

  Kern, Mark ^a   Lagomarcino, Natalie D ^a   Misell, Lisa M ^a   Schuster, Vicki ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Diet; Exercise; HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; MCT

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LONG CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING;

ELAGATIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034129796     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(00)00081-4     Document Type: Article

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