Consumption of fruit and berries is inversely associated with carotid atherosclerosis in elderly men

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 674-681

  Ellingsen, Ingrid ^a   Hjerkinn, E M ^a   Seljeflot, I ^a   Arnesen, H ^a   Tonstad, S ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Berries; Cardiovascular risk factors; Carotid atherosclerosis; Fruit

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; BERRY; CALORIC INTAKE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; EATING HABIT; FAT INTAKE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEART PROTECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; VEGETABLE;

EID: 38949142284     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507832521     Document Type: Article

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