Trans fatty acids: Where are the dietary recommendations?

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-2

  Lichtenstein, Alice H ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; FAT INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0037317219     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041433-200302000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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