Pistachios increase serum antioxidants and lower serum oxidized-LDL in hypercholesterolemic adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1093-1098

  Kay, Colin D ^a,b   Gebauer, Sarah K ^a,c   West, Sheila G ^a   Kris Etherton, Penny M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PISTACHIO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PISTACIA;

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 77952662955     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.117366     Document Type: Article

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