Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 94-103 , February 2011

Non-soy legume consumption lowers cholesterol levels: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  • L.A. Bazzano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal St, SL-18, New Orleans, LA 70112-2715, USA. Tel.: +1 504 988 7323; fax: +1 504 988 1568.
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  • A.M. Thompson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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  • M.T. Tees

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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  • C.H. Nguyen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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  • D.M. Winham

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Arizona State University Polytechnic (DMW), Mesa, AZ, USA

Received 22 April 2009 ,Revised 14 August 2009 ,Accepted 20 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.08.012

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Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 94-103 , February 2011

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