Non-soy legume consumption lowers cholesterol levels: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 94-103

  Bazzano, L A ^a,b   Thompson, A M ^a   Tees, M T ^b   Nguyen, C H ^a   Winham, D M ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Fabaceae; Legumes; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIET; DIET THERAPY; FABACEAE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIET; FABACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISOFLAVONES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRIGLYCERIDES; VEGETABLE PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

FABACEAE; GLYCINE MAX; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 79451472045     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.08.012     Document Type: Article

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