Almonds in the diet simultaneously improve plasma α-tocopherol concentrations and reduce plasma lipids

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 449-454

  Jambazian, Pera R ^a   Haddad, Ella ^b   Rajaram, Sujatha ^b   Tanzman, Jay ^b   Sabaté, Joan ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALMOND; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 14744275831     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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