Time- and dose-dependent effect of psyllium on serum lipids in mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemia: A meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 821-827

  Wei, Z H ^a   Wang, H ^a   Chen, X Y ^a   Wang, B S ^a   Rong, Z X ^a   Su, B H ^a   Chen, H Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ISPAGULA; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LAXATIVES; PSYLLIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 67650254411     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2008.49     Document Type: Article

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