Increased whole grain consumption does not affect blood biochemistry, body composition, or gut microbiology in healthy, low-habitual whole grain consumers

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 215-221

  Ampatzoglou, Antonios ^a   Atwal, Kiranjit K ^a   Maidens, Catherine M ^a   Williams, Charlotte L ^a   Ross, Alastair B ^b,c   Thielecke, Frank ^c,d   Jonnalagadda, Satya S ^e   Kennedy, Orla B ^a   Yaqoob, Parveen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^d Cereal Partners Worldwide   (Switzerland)

^e General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Cardiovascular disease; Fiber; Microbiota; Whole grain

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAIN; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84964199633     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.202176     Document Type: Article

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