Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 12 , Pages 1607-1618 , December 2003

Lipoprotein profile in elderly persons from northwestern Spain consuming the Atlantic diet, a variant of the Mediterranean diet

  • M. Trinidad García-Arias

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de León, León, Spain
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  • M. Pilar Vaquero

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Metabolismo y Nutrición, Instituto del Frío, CSIC, José Antonio Novais 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34-915-490038; fax: +34-915-493627.
    • ,
  • M. Carmen García-Linares

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de León, León, Spain
    • ,
  • M. Camino García-Fernández

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de León, León, Spain
    • ,
  • Francisco J. Sánchez-Muniz

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Nutrición, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

Received 19 March 2003 ,Revised 20 July 2003 ,Accepted 25 July 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2003.07.001

Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 12 , Pages 1607-1618 , December 2003

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