Effects of whole grains on coronary heart disease risk

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 368-376

  Harris, Kristina A ^a   Kris Etherton, Penny M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Cardiovascular disease; Cereal fiber; Coronary heart disease; Metabolic syndrome; Nutrition; Phytochemicals; Processing; Risk factors; Whole grains

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

BARLEY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FOOD PROCESSING; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GRAIN; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTESTINE FLORA; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; OAT; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHEAT;

CEREALS; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY DISEASE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958166488     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-010-0136-1     Document Type: Review

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