Other relevant components of nuts: Phytosterols, folate and minerals

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Segura, Ramon ^a   Javierre, Casimiro ^a   Lizarraga, Ma Antonia ^a   Ros, Emilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium; Folate; Magnesium; Nuts; Phytosterols; Potassium; Sodium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; FOLIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PHYTOSTEROL; POTASSIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; METABOLISM; NUT; SODIUM INTAKE;

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MAGNESIUM; MINERALS; NUTS; PHYTOSTEROLS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM, DIETARY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 51049103917     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/BJN20061862     Document Type: Article

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