Sex differences in the impact of the Mediterranean diet on systemic inflammation

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bédard, Alexandra ^a,b   Lamarche, Benoît ^a,b   Corneau, Louise ^a   Dodin, Sylvie ^a,b   Lemieux, Simone ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Mediterranean diet; Men; Sex; Women

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; YOGHURT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; EGG; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FISH; FRUIT; GRAIN; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LEGUME; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUT; POULTRY; PREMENOPAUSE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RED MEAT; RED WINE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VEGETABLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85016650158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12937-015-0035-y     Document Type: Article

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