Eggs, dietary cholesterol and disease: Facts and folklore

Improving the Safety and Quality of Eggs and Egg Products

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 237-253

  Griffin, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Dietary cholesterol; Eggs; LDL; Serum cholesterol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873270328     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857093929.3.237     Document Type: Chapter

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