Should the amazigh diet (regular and moderate argan-oil consumption) have a beneficial impact on human health?

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 473-477

  Charrouf, Zoubida ^a   Guillaume, Dominique ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Chemoprevention; Dietary oil; Nutraceutic; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; FATTY ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; HUMAN; SAPOTACEAE;

COSMETICS; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; SAPOTACEAE;

EID: 77950901986     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408390802544520     Document Type: Article

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