Dietary fibers and cardiometabolic diseases

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1524-1540

  Riccioni, Graziano ^a,b   Sblendorio, Valeriana ^c   Gemello, Eugenio ^b   de Bello, Barbara ^b   Scotti, Luca ^b   Cusenza, Salvatore ^b   D'Orazio, Nicolantonio ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO DE LELLIS HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease (CVD); Dietary fiber (DF); Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY MASS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GRAIN; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REVIEW; STROKE; WHOLE GRAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; FAT INTAKE; HEART DISEASES; PHARMACOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; STROKE;

EID: 84857662072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13021524     Document Type: Review

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