Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 628-635 , September 2011

Effect of the Mediterranean diet with and without weight loss on cardiovascular risk factors in men with the metabolic syndrome

  • C. Richard

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Laval University, 2440, boul. Hochelaga, Québec (Qc), Canada G1V 0A6
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  • P. Couture

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Laval University, 2440, boul. Hochelaga, Québec (Qc), Canada G1V 0A6
    • Lipid Research Center, CHUQ Research Center, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • S. Desroches

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Laval University, 2440, boul. Hochelaga, Québec (Qc), Canada G1V 0A6
    • ,
  • A. Charest

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Laval University, 2440, boul. Hochelaga, Québec (Qc), Canada G1V 0A6
    • ,
  • B. Lamarche

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Laval University, 2440, boul. Hochelaga, Québec (Qc), Canada G1V 0A6
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 418 656 2131x4355; fax: +1 418 656 5877.

Received 2 October 2009 ,Revised 18 January 2010 ,Accepted 20 January 2010.

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PII: S0939-4753(10)00032-3

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.01.012

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 628-635 , September 2011

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