Effects of superfoods on risk factors of metabolic syndrome: A systematic review of human intervention trials

Food and Function

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1944-1966

  Van Den Driessche, José J ^a   Plat, Jogchum ^a   Mensink, Ronald P ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; FRUITS; HEALTH; SEARCH ENGINES;

BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN INTERVENTION; INTERNET SEARCHES; METABOLIC SYNDROMES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS; TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS;

METABOLISM;

FOOD; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR;

FOOD; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85053314346     PISSN: 20426496     EISSN: 2042650X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c7fo01792h     Document Type: Review

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