Honey for nutrition and health: A review

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 677-689

  Bogdanov, Stefan ^a   Jurendic, Tomislav ^a   Sieber, Robert ^a   Gallmann, Peter ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Composition; Glycemic index; Honey; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CHOLINE; DISACCHARIDE; FLAVORING AGENT; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALTOSE; MINERAL; OXYGEN RADICAL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SUCROSE; THROMBOXANE B2; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITAMIN; CARBOHYDRATE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOVER; DENTAL HEALTH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HEAT; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HONEY; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INFANT NUTRITION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE FLORA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOGENESIS; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MUTAGENESIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; RADIATION INJURY; RAPESEED; REVIEW; SHELF LIFE; SIDE EFFECT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

CARBOHYDRATES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HONEY; HUMANS; INFANT; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 61449176935     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719745     Document Type: Article

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