Immunological effects of low-fat diets with and without weight loss

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 174-182

  Santos, Michelle S ^a,d   Leka, Lynette S ^a   Meydani, Simin Nikbin ^a,b   Lichtenstein, Alice H ^a   Schaefer, Ernst J ^a   Goldin, Barry ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Calories restriction; Hypercholesterolemia; Immune response; Low fat diet; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LOW FAT DIET; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIET, REDUCING; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WEIGHT LOSS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0037388862     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2003.10719291     Document Type: Article

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