Dietary stearic acid and risk of cardiovascular disease: Intake, sources, digestion, and absorption

Lipids

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1193-1200

  Kris Etherton, Penny M ^a   Griel, Amy E ^a   Psota, Tricia L ^a   Gebauer, Sarah K ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Etherton, Terry D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASES;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FOOD-BASED DIETARY GUIDANCE;

STEARIC ACID;

FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; STEARIC ACID; TRANS FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGESTION; FAT INTAKE; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID DIET; LIPOGENESIS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY FATS; DIGESTION; EATING; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; RISK FACTORS; STEARIC ACIDS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 30944456579     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-005-1485-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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