Dietary intakes and blood concentrations of antioxidant vitamins in German vegans

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-36

  Waldmann, Annika ^a   Koschizke, Jochen W ^a   Leitzmann, Claus ^b   Hahn, Andreas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; Cholesterol; Intake and blood concentrations of antioxidants; Vegan; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN DIET; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; FRUIT; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 15244358396     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.75.1.28     Document Type: Article

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