Health benefits of whole grain phytochemicals

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-208

  Okarter, Neal ^a   Liu, Rui Hai ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenolics; Phytochemicals; Wheat; Whole grains

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

CARYOPSIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77949563424     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408390802248734     Document Type: Article

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