Efficacy of a complex multivitamin supplement

Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 738-742

  Earnest, Conrad ^a   Cooper, Kenneth H ^b   Marks, Angela ^b   Mitchell, Tedd L ^b  

^a Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research ^*  (United States)

^b Cooper Clinic ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; Low density lipoprotein oxidation; Multivitamin; Open label trial

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BIOTIN; CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM; COOPER COMPLETE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUCONATE COPPER; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LYCOPENE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINAMIDE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; UBIDECARENONE; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; XANTHOPHYLL; ZINC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

EID: 0036752930     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(02)00808-0     Document Type: Article

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