Dietary Medium-Chain Triacylglycerols versus Long-Chain Triacylglycerols for Body Composition in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 175-183

  Bueno, Nassib B ^a   de Melo, Ingrid V ^b   Florêncio, Telma T ^b   Sawaya, Ana L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

medium chain triglycerides; waist circumference; weight loss

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; DIET RESTRICTION; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; DIET; METABOLISM;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84928358928     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2013.879844     Document Type: Review

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