Consumption of animal products, their nutrient components and postmenopausal circulating steroid hormone concentrations

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-183

  Brinkman, M T ^a,b   Baglietto, L ^a,b   Krishnan, K ^a   English, D R ^a,b   Severi, G ^a,b   Morris, H A ^c   Hopper, J L ^b   Giles, G G ^a,b  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal products; Fat; Postmenopausal women; Protein; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE SULFATE; FAT; PROTEIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; STEROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; CHICKEN MEAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RED MEAT; SEA FOOD; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 76649088956     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.129     Document Type: Article

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