Definition of the mediterranean diet based on bioactive compounds

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-152

  Saura Calixto, Fulgencio ^a,b   Goni, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Bioactive compounds; Dietary fiber; Mediterranean diet; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

EID: 55749086820     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408390701764732     Document Type: Article

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