Still questioning the association between egg consumption and the risk of cardiovascular diseases

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 318-319

  Zampelas, Antonis ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atheromatous plaque; Cardiovascular diseases; Eggs

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EGG; EGG YOLK; FAT INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

EID: 84866555890     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: 18791484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.08.024     Document Type: Note

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