Health benefits of seafood for men

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 252-257

  McManus, Alexandra ^a   Fielder, Lynda ^a   Newton, Wendy ^b   White, James ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Centre of Excellence Science Seafood and Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Men's health; Preventive health; PUFAs; Seafood

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG CANCER; MALE FERTILITY; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEA FOOD;

EID: 80955142799     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: 18756859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2011.04.004     Document Type: Review

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