Dietary fiber, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease

Nutrients

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2019, Pages

  Soliman, Ghada A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Dietary fiber; Food groups; Functional fiber; Insoluble fiber; Soluble fiber; The chemical composition of fiber

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CELLULOSE; CHITOSAN; CHOLESTEROL; FRUCTAN; GUAR GUM; HEMICELLULOSE; HYDROLASE; LACTULOSE; LIGNIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PECTIN; RETINOL; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; STARCH; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOATING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONSTIPATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FERMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; INTESTINE FLORA; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OBESITY; RISK REDUCTION; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH PH; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADULT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; DIET, HEALTHY; DIETARY FIBER; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85066814227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu11051155     Document Type: Article

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