Are the Current Dietary Guidelines Regarding Egg Consumption Appropriate?

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 187-190

  Herron, Kristin L ^a   Fernandez, Maria Luz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLINE; EGG PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; EGG; ELDERLY CARE; MUSCLE MASS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0346095558     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.1.187     Document Type: Review

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