Dose-response study of daily cocoa intake on the oxidative susceptibility of low-density lipoprotein in healthy human volunteers

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 679-684

  Osakabe, Naomi ^a   Baba, Seigo ^a   Yasuda, Akiko ^a   Iwamoto, Tamami ^b   Kamiyama, Masumi ^b   Tokunaga, Takahisa ^a   Kondo, Kazuo ^b  

^a MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD   (Japan)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cocoa; Dose related; Low density lipoprotein; Oxidation; Polyphenol

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZOBIS(2,4 DIMETHYLVALERONITRILE); ALKADIENE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; POLYPHENOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CACAO; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUGAR INTAKE;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 24744445396     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.50.679     Document Type: Article

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