Chinese tea consumption is associated with longer telomere length in elderly Chinese men

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-113

  Chan, Ruth ^a   Woo, Jean ^a   Suen, Eddie ^a   Leung, Jason ^a   Tang, Nelson ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ageing; Diet; Tea; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIGENOMICS; TEA; TELOMERE; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHINA; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEAT; SMOKING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VEGETABLE;

OIL;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DIETARY FATS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGGS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEAT; OILS; SMOKING; TEA; TELOMERE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 75549085981     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509991383     Document Type: Article

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