Candidate foods in the Asia-Pacific region for cardiovascular protection: Nuts, soy, lentils and tempe

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 128-133

  Lukito, Widjaja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; China; Diabetes; Glycemic index; Hypertension; Indonesia; Japan; Lentils; Lipids; Nuts; Soy; Tempe; Tofu

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ASIA; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; LENTIL; NUT; PACIFIC ISLANDS; REVIEW; SOYBEAN;

ASIA; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; LENS PLANT; LIPIDS; NUTS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; SOYBEANS;

EID: 0035225486     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6047.2001.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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