Anthropometric, metabolic, and dietary fatty acids characteristics in lean and obese dyslipidemic Asian Indian women in Calcutta

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-405

  Ghosh, Arnab ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Asian Indians; Central obesity; Dyslipidemia; Fatty acids; Lipids

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FATTY ACID; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ASIA; CALCUTTA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 38549091120     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650702800404     Document Type: Article

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