Fiber-multivitamin combination therapy: A beneficial influence on low-density lipoprotein and homocysteine

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1166-1170

  Sprecher, Dennis L ^a   Pearce, Gregory L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 0036737690     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/meta.2002.34048     Document Type: Article

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