Meta-analysis comparing mediterranean to low-fat diets for modification of cardiovascular risk factors

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 841-851.e2

  Nordmann, Alain J ^a   Suter Zimmermann, Katja ^a   Bucher, Heiner C ^a   Shai, Iris ^b   Tuttle, Katherine R ^c   Estruch, Ramon ^d   Briel, Matthias ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Heart Institute of Spokane   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Low fat diet; Mediterranean diet; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW FAT DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 80051960080     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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