Pistachio nuts reduce triglycerides and body weight by comparison to refined carbohydrate snack in obese subjects on a 12-week weight loss program

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 198-203

  Li, Zhaoping ^a   Song, Rubens ^a   Nguyen, Christine ^a   Zerlin, Alona ^a   Karp, Hannah ^a   Naowamondhol, Kris ^a   Thames, Gail ^a   Gao, Kun ^a   Li, Luyi ^a   Tseng, Chi Hong ^a   Henning, Susanne M ^a   Heber, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PISTACHIO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTS; OBESITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PISTACIA; PLANT PREPARATIONS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT LOSS;

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 77957921072     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2010.10719834     Document Type: Article

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