Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 186-194 , March 2010

Effects of the regular consumption of wholemeal wheat foods on cardiovascular risk factors in healthy people

  • R. Giacco

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Food Science, National Research Council (CNR), Via Roma 52 A/C, 83100 Avellino, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 0825 299341; fax: +39 0825 781585.
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  • G. Clemente

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Food Science, National Research Council (CNR), Via Roma 52 A/C, 83100 Avellino, Italy
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  • D. Cipriano

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Food Science, National Research Council (CNR), Via Roma 52 A/C, 83100 Avellino, Italy
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  • D. Luongo

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, Naples, Italy
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  • D. Viscovo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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  • L. Patti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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  • L. Di Marino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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  • A. Giacco

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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  • D. Naviglio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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  • M.A. Bianchi

      Affiliations

    • R&D, Barilla G&R F.lli. SpA, Parma, Italy
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  • R. Ciati

      Affiliations

    • R&D, Barilla G&R F.lli. SpA, Parma, Italy
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  • F. Brighenti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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  • A.A. Rivellese

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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  • G. Riccardi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy

Received 12 August 2008 ,Revised 20 March 2009 ,Accepted 23 March 2009.

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Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 186-194 , March 2010

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