Effects of Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) berry preparation on metabolic parameters in a healthy overweight population: A pilot study

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Udani, Jay K ^a,b   Singh, Betsy B ^a   Singh, Vijay J ^a   Barrett, Marilyn L ^c  

^a Medicus Research LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Pharmacognosy Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; EUTERPE OLERACEA EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAMBAZON; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; EUTERPE OLERACEA; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEAL; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLITE; OBESITY; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ADOLESCENT; ARECACEAE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ANIMALIA; EUTERPE OLERACEA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; ARECACEAE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TRIGLYCERIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955835109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-10-45     Document Type: Article

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