Influence of dairy product and milk fat consumption on cardiovascular disease risk: A review of the evidence

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 266-285

  Huth, Peter J ^a   Park, Keigan M ^b  

^a PJH Nutritional Science   (United States)

^b Dairy Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FATTY ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BUTTER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEESE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BUTTER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEESE; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MILK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84866777621     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.112.002030     Document Type: Review

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