Effects of anthocyanins on cardiovascular risk factors and inflammation in pre-hypertensive men: A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 100-106

  Hassellund, S S ^a,b,c   Flaa, A ^a,b,c   Kjeldsen, S E ^a,c   Seljeflot, I ^a,c   Karlsen, A ^c   Erlund, I ^d   Rostrup, M ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

anthocyanins; cardiovascular disease; cholesterol; inflammation; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO; POLYPHENOL; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREHYPERTENSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREHYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872163353     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2012.4     Document Type: Article

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