Dietary fat and plasma total homocysteine concentrations in 2 adult age groups: The Hordaland Homocysteine Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1598-1605

  Berstad, Paula ^a   Konstantinova, Svetlana V ^b   Refsum, Helga ^a,b,c   Nurk, Eha ^a   Vollset, Stein Emil ^b   Tell, Grethe S ^b   Ueland, Per M ^b   Drevon, Christian A ^a   Ursin, Giske ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Dietary fat; Fish; Hordaland Homocysteine Study; n 3 fatty acids; Saturated fat; Total homocysteine

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 34250022233     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/85.6.1598     Document Type: Article

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