The effects of dietary cholesterol-lowering on psychological symptoms: A randomised controlled study

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-261

  Weidner, Gerdi ^a   Connor, Sonja L ^b   Gerhard, Glenn T ^b   Duell, P Barton ^b   Connor, William E ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol lowering; Depression; Diet; Hostility

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149092397     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500902730101     Document Type: Article

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