Relationship of carotid intima-media thickness and duration of vegetarian diet in Chinese male vegetarians

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>Many studies have shown that vegetarian diet has beneficial effects on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect of vegetarian diet on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), as well as the association between IMT a...

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Main Authors: Liu Chang-Qin, Yan Bing, Wang Li-Ying, Sun Su-Yun, Zhang Hui-Jie, Yang Shu-Yu, Zhang Wei, Li Xue-Jun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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IMT
Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/8/1/63