Regular peanut consumption improves plasma lipid levels in healthy Ghanaians

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-200

  Lokko, Phoebe ^a   Lartey, Anna ^b   Armar Klemesu, Margaret ^c   Mattes, Richard D ^d  

^a Food Research Institute Ghana   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Food intake; Ghanaians; Peanuts; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FAT SUBSTITUTE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEANUT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 34249673911     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480701198067     Document Type: Article

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