Increased fruit and vegetable consumption: Potential health benefits

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 78-81

  Southon, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Carotenoids; Fruit and vegetables; Health

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FRANCE; FRUIT; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; FRUIT; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPAIN; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0035436346     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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