Nutrition
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 118-123 , February 2012

Saturated fat and cardiovascular disease: The discrepancy between the scientific literature and dietary advice

  • Robert Hoenselaar

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-627-061-099. Student at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Received 31 March 2011 ,Accepted 25 August 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2011.08.017

Nutrition
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 118-123 , February 2012

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