Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 17, Issue 9 , Pages 642-648 , November 2007

Adherence to a healthful life attenuates lipid parameters among a healthy Italian population

  • Francesco Sofi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +39 055 794 9420; fax: +39 055 794 9418.
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  • Anna Maria Gori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
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  • Rossella Marcucci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
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  • Giulia Innocenti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Unit of Nutrition, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Carla Dini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Unit of Nutrition, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Stefania Genise

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Unit of Nutrition, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Gian Franco Gensini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Centro S. Maria agli Ulivi, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS, Impruneta, Florence Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca per la Valorizzazione degli Alimenti (CeRA), University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
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  • Rosanna Abbate

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
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  • Calogero Surrenti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Unit of Nutrition, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Alessandro Casini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Unit of Nutrition, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

Received 11 May 2006 ,Revised 8 August 2006 ,Accepted 18 August 2006.

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☆ Sponsorship: Minister of Health, Italy – “Progetto Alimentazione per la Salute e la prevenzione di Malattia” 2001–2003.

PII: S0939-4753(06)00197-9

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2006.08.009

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 17, Issue 9 , Pages 642-648 , November 2007

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