Effects of date (phoenix dactylifera l., medjool or hallawi variety) consumption by healthy subjects on serum glucose and lipid levels and on serum oxidative status: A pilot study

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 8010-8017

  Wasseem, Rock ^c   Mira, Rosenblat ^a   Hamutal, Borochov Neori ^b   Nina, Volkova ^a   Sylvie, Judeinstein ^b   Mazen, Elias ^c   Michael, Aviram ^a,d  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Optical Technology and Networking Group Israel   (Israel)

^d RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Dates; Hallawi dates; Lipids; Medjool dates; Oxidative stress; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; LIPID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARECACEAE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIET; FRUIT; HUMANS; LIPIDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 69949177566     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf901559a     Document Type: Article

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