Vegetarian diet and cholesterol and TAG levels by gender

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 721-726

  Jian, Zhi Hong ^a   Chiang, Yi Chen ^a   Lung, Chia Chi ^a   Ho, Chien Chang ^b   Ko, Pei Chieh ^a   Ndi Nfor, Oswald ^a   Chang, Hui Chin ^a,c   Liaw, Yi Ching ^a,c   Liang, Yu Chiu ^d   Liaw, Yung Po ^a,c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Ta Hwa University of Science and Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; Omnivore; TAG; Vegan; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

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

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84922626890     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014000883     Document Type: Article

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