Dietary supplementation with flaxseed oil lowers blood pressure in dyslipidaemic patients

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1201-1206

  Paschos, G K ^a   Magkos, F ^a   Panagiotakos, D B ^a   Votteas, V ^b   Zampelas, A ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINOLENIC ACID; LINSEED OIL; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LINSEED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACIDS; LINSEED OIL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 34948818691     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602631     Document Type: Article

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