A pecan-enriched diet increases γ-tocopherol/cholesterol and decreases thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in plasma of adults

Nutrition Research

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 397-402

  Haddad, Ella ^a   Jambazian, Pera ^b   Karunia, Martina ^a   Tanzman, Jay ^a   Sabaté, Joan ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Tocopherol; FRAP; Humans; Pecans; TBARS; TEAC

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TROLOX C;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PECAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CARYA ILLINOINENSIS;

EID: 33748744441     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2006.06.022     Document Type: Article

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