Association between folate intake from different food sources in Norway and homocysteine status in a dietary intervention among young male adults

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 899-906

  Stea, Tonje Holte ^a   Uglem, Solveig ^b   Wandel, Margareta ^b   Mansoor, Mohammad Azam ^c   Frølich, Wenche ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dietary intervention studies; Homocysteine; Young male adults

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FOLIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BERRY; BREAD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; VEGETABLE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAD; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY INTAKE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; RIBOFLAVIN; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449726655     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509301580     Document Type: Article

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