Achieving optimal essential fatty acid status in vegetarians: Current knowledge and practical implications

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 78, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Davis, Brenda C ^a   Kris Etherton, Penny M ^b  

^a Pennsylvania State University ^*

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); Essential fatty acids (EFAs); Vegans; Vegetarians; linolenic acid (ALA)

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FAT; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; LINSEED; NONHUMAN; NUT; SOYBEAN; VEGETARIAN; VEGETARIAN DIET; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

GLYCINE MAX;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY FATS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0042284005     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/78.3.640s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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