Effects of a long-term vegetarian diet on biomarkers of antioxidant status and cardiovascular disease risk

Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 863-866

  Szeto, Y T ^a   Kwok, Timothy C Y ^b   Benzie, Iris F F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

antioxidant; ascorbic acid; biomarker; cardiovascular; vegetarian; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; VEGETARIAN; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 4944245544     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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