In the absence of dietary surveillance, chitosan does not reduce plasma lipids or obesity in hypercholesterolaemic obese asian subjects

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-10

  Ho, S C ^a   Tai, E S ^a   Eng, P H K ^a   Tan, C E ^a   Fok, A C K ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Absorbitol; Chitosan; Diet; Lipid profile; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ABSORBITOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHITOSAN; CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MINUSFAT; STARCH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHITIN; CHOLESTEROL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LIPID;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; DIET; LIFESTYLE;

ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DIET; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 0035103759     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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