Dietary zinc intake is inversely related to subclinical atherosclerosis measured by carotid intima-media thickness

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1202-1211

  Yang, Yoon Jung ^a   Choi, Bo Youl ^a   Chun, Byung Yeol ^b   Kweon, Sun Seog ^c   Lee, Young Hoon ^d   Park, Phil Sook ^e   Kim, Mi Kyung ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School   (South Korea)

^d Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^e Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carotid intima media thickness; Subclinical atherosclerosis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTIMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUNICA INTIMA; ZINC;

EID: 78049498395     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510001893     Document Type: Article

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