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Fatty Liver And Metabolism Of Xenobiotics In The Rat, Joyce D. Stone
Fatty Liver And Metabolism Of Xenobiotics In The Rat, Joyce D. Stone
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The Copper Status Of Vegetarian And Non-Vegetarian Men, Susan Bruce
The Copper Status Of Vegetarian And Non-Vegetarian Men, Susan Bruce
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In this study, the copper status of 18 vegetarian and 17 non-vegetarian men were compared. Copper status was assessed by determining red blood cell superoxide dismutase (RBC-SOD) activity and plasma copper. Plasma copper levels were measured by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Plasma cholesterol, triacyclglycerols, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol VLDL cholesterol were also determined. Twenty-four hour recalls and three-day food records were obtained to determine copper, zinc, energy, protein, fat, fiber, saturated fat, oleic acid, linoleic acid and cholesterol intake. Non-vegetarians had a significantly higher plasma cholesterol and LDL cholesterol than vegetarians. They also had a significantly higher cholesterol, saturated fat, percent …