Role of Functional Fortified Dairy Products in Cardiometabolic Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses of Randomized Clinical Trials

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue , 2019, Pages S251-S271

  Soto Méndez, María J ^a   Rangel Huerta, Oscar D ^b   Ruiz López, María D ^a,c,e   Martínez De Victoria, Emilio ^a,d,e   Anguita Ruiz, Augusto ^e,f,g   Gil, Angel ^a,e,f,g  

^a Iberomerican Nutrition Foundation (FINUT)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c School of Pharmacy

^d School of Sciences

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

biomarker; cardiometabolic health; cardiovascular disease prevention; dairy products; fortified food; functional food; milk

Indexed keywords

LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHYTOSTEROL; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORTIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; PHYTOSTEROLS; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85066837030     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmz001     Document Type: Review

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