Changing from a mixed to self-selected vegetarian diet - Influence on blood lipids

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 323-329

  Robinson, F ^c   Hackett, A F ^b   Billington, D ^b   Stratton, G ^a  

^a Sch of Educ and Community Studies   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Dietary change; HDL C; Lipoproteins; Vegetarians

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; POLYSACCHARIDE; SATURATED FATTY ACID; STARCH; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALORIC INTAKE; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CARNIVORE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEAT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETARIAN DIET; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0036794347     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.2002.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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