Antioxidant intakes and food sources in Greek adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1274-1279

  Dilis, Vardis ^a   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; APIGENIN; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; ERIODICTYOL; FLAVONOID; GALLOCATECHIN; HESPERETIN; ISORHAMNETIN; KAEMPFEROL; LUTEOLIN; MYRICETIN; NARINGENIN; OLIVE OIL; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APPLE; ARTICLE; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEMALE; GRAPE; GREECE; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; ONION; ORANGE (FRUIT); PEACH; PEPPER; TEA; TOMATO; WINE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953798729     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.121848     Document Type: Article

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