Dietary PUFA and the metabolic syndrome in Indian Asians living in the UK

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-125

  Brady, Louise M ^a   Williams, Christine M ^a   Lovegrove, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fish oils; Indian Asians; Insulin sensitivity; Metabolic syndrome; PUFA

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CORN OIL; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FISH OILS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDIA; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPIDS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT OILS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 2142716061     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2003318     Document Type: Conference Paper

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