BACKGROUND
The lack of estrogen in postmenopausal women is a key risk factor for disorders of lipid metabolism and for obesity. Except in cases where estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is being used, chickpea peptides (ChPs) may be a potential candidate for treating hyperlipidemia.
RESULTS
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OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the scientific evidence on guggul for hyperlipidemia including expert opinion, folkloric precedent, history, pharmacology, kinetics/dynamics, interactions, adverse effects, toxicology, and dosing.
METHODS
Electronic searches were conducted in nine databases, 20 additional
A field study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional status of newly arrived Cuban refugees. The protocol consisted of socioeconomic, clinical, anthropometric, laboratory, and dietary investigations. A total of 138 refugees was studied at Opa Locka, Fl. The results revealed that 25% of children
Cellobiohydrolase activity (CBHA) of endosymbionts in the digestive tract of two African rodent species differing in its morphology and in feeding specialization--Arvicanthis niloticus and Otomys helleri--has been studied as a characteristic of their physiological and ecological adaptation to
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