Consumption of Foods Rich in Flavonoids Is Related to A Decreased Cardiovascular Risk in Apparently Healthy French Women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 923-926

  Mennen, Louise I ^a,b   Sapinho, David ^a   De Bree, Angelika ^a   Arnault, Nathalie ^a   Bertrais, Sandrine ^a   Galan, Pilar ^a   Hercberg, Serge ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b University of Paris Cité   (France)

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Cardiovascular risk; Flavonoids

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLESTEROL; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 1842478282     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.4.923     Document Type: Article

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