Reducing carbohydrate calories with bean extract

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 217-219

  Meiss, Dennis ^a  

^a ProThera Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; PHASE 2; PHASEOLAMIN 2250; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STARCH; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEAN; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARBOHYDRATE ABSORPTION; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIGESTION; HUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; SHORT SURVEY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 3943093311     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1076280041580413     Document Type: Short Survey

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