Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 12 , Pages 1631-1642 , December 2003

Blood pressure reduced by whole grain diet containing barley or whole wheat and brown rice in moderately hypercholesterolemic men

  • Judith Hallfrisch

      Affiliations

    • Diet & Health Promotion Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Center-East, Building 308, Rm 212, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel J. Scholfield

      Affiliations

    • Diet & Health Promotion Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Center-East, Building 308, Rm 212, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
    • ,
  • Kay M. Behall

      Affiliations

    • Diet & Health Promotion Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Center-East, Building 308, Rm 212, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-301-504-8682; fax: +1-301-504-9098.

Received 23 December 2002 ,Revised 12 August 2003 ,Accepted 13 August 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2003.08.014

Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 12 , Pages 1631-1642 , December 2003

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