Hormonal implications of the hypocholesterolemic effect of intake of field beans (Vicia faba L.) by young men with hypercholesterolemia

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1452-1460

  Frühbeck, Gema ^a,b   Monreal, Ignacio ^a   Santidrián, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antinutritional factors; Field beans; Glucagon; Hormones; Insulin; Legumes; Men; Serum cholesterol; Vicia faba L.

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); VICIA FABA;

EID: 1842376318     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.6.1452     Document Type: Article

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