Sex differences in the impact of the Mediterranean diet on cardiovascular risk profile

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1428-1434

  Bédard, Alexandra ^a,b   Riverin, Mélissa ^a,b   Dodin, Sylvie ^a,b   Corneau, Louise ^a   Lemieux, Simone ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Insulin sensitivity; Lipid profile; Mediterranean diet; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN A2; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMENOPAUSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEINS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INSULIN; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84867727815     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511006969     Document Type: Article

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