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Effect of Inclusion of Cellulose in an “Atherogenic” Diet on the Blood Lipids of Children

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SUNDARAVALLI et al.1 have reported that increased plasma and liver cholesterol induced by cholesterol feeding in the rat could be largely counteracted by the concurrent feeding of 20% cellulose in the diet. We now report the results of similar investigations on humans.

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  1. Applied Nutrition and Dietetics Discipline, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, 2a

    K. S. SHURPALEKAR, T. R. DORAISWAMY, O. E. SUNDARAVALLI & M. NARAYANA RAO

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SHURPALEKAR, K., DORAISWAMY, T., SUNDARAVALLI, O. et al. Effect of Inclusion of Cellulose in an “Atherogenic” Diet on the Blood Lipids of Children. Nature 232, 554–555 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232554a0

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