Attenuated associations between increasing BMI and unfavorable lipid profiles in chinese buddhist vegetarians

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-256

  Zhang, Hui Jie ^a   Han, Peng ^a,c   Sun, Su Yun ^a   Wang, Li Ying ^a   Yan, Bing ^a   Zhang, Jin Hua ^b   Zhang, Wei ^a   Yang, Shu Yu ^a   Li, Xue Jun ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xiamen Medical College   (China)

^c XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BMI; Chinese; Lipid; Lipoprotein; Vegetarian diet

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHINA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BUDDHISM; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET, VEGETARIAN; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878175497     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.2.07     Document Type: Article

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