Dairy and cardiovascular health: Friend or foe?

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-171

  Markey, O ^a   Vasilopoulou, D ^a   Givens, D I ^a   Lovegrove, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Dairy products; Milk; Saturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900543351     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12086     Document Type: Article

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