Total dietary antioxidant capacity and lung function in an Italian population: A favorable role in premenopausal/never smoker women

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-68

  Di Giuseppe, R ^a   Arcari, A ^a   Serafini, M ^b   Di Castelnuovo, A ^a   Zito, F ^a,c   De Curtis, A ^a   Sieri, S ^d   Krogh, V ^d   Pellegrini, N ^e   Schunemann H J ^f   Donati, M B ^a   De Gaetano, G ^a   Iacoviello, L ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c Ospedale San Timoteo   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

antioxidant; epidemiology; inflammation; pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER ASSAY; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PREMENOPAUSE; PULMONARY AGE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SMOKING; TOTAL DIETARY ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG; MALE; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84855518141     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.148     Document Type: Article

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