Nutrition Research
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 443-449 , July 2008

Short-term changes in lipoprotein subclasses and C-reactive protein levels of hypertriglyceridemic adults on low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets

  • Colene K. Stoernell

      Affiliations

    • Country Villa Health Services, Arcadia, CA 90017, USA
    • Department of Clinical Nutrition, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    • Ms Stoernell completed this work as part of her Master of Science thesis from the Department of Clinical Nutrition.
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  • Christy C. Tangney

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Nutrition, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 312 942 5995; fax: +1 312 942 5203.
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  • Susie W. Rockway

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Nutrition, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Received 11 January 2008 ,Revised 9 March 2008 ,Accepted 14 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.03.013

Nutrition Research
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 443-449 , July 2008

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