Change of diet, plasma lipids, lipoproteins, and fatty acids during Ramadan: A controversial association of the considered Ramadan model with Atherosclerosis risk

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 486-493

  Barkia, Ahmed ^a,b   Mohamed, Kamel ^a   Smaoui, Maha ^c   Zouari, Nouri ^d   Hammami, Mohamed ^c   Nasri, Moncef ^b  

^a Université de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^d HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Diet; Fasting; Fatty acids; Lipoproteins; Ramadan; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455195316     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v29i5.8902     Document Type: Article

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