Veganism does not reduce the risk of the metabolic syndrome in a taiwanese cohort

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 404-410

  Shang, Penghui ^a   Shu, Zheng ^a   Wang, Yanfang ^a   Li, Na ^b   Du, Songming ^a,b   Sun, Feng ^a   Xia, Yinyin ^b   Zhan, Siyan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Lactovegetarian; Metabolic syndrome; Nonvegetarian; Pescovegetarian; Vegan

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053640926     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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