Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 749-756 , June 1995

Changes in plasma lipoprotein concentrations and composition in response to a low-fat, high-fiber diet are associated with changes in serum estrogen concentrations in premenopausal women

  • Ernst J. Schaefer

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ernst J. Schaefer, MD, Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, 711 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111.
    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Stefania Lamon-Fava

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Donna Spiegelman

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Johanna T. Dwyer

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Alice H. Lichtenstein

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Judith R. McNamara

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Barry R. Goldin

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Margo N. Woods

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Ann Morrill-LaBrode

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Ellen Hertzmark

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Christopher Longcope

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Sherwood L. Gorbach

      Affiliations

    • Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, and the Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center and Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

Received 12 May 1994 ,Accepted 23 September 1994.

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☆ Supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants No. R37 CA45128 and CA54349, US Department of Agriculture Research Service Contract No. 53-3-K06-5-10, and NIH National Center for Research Resources General Clinical Center Grant No. RR-00054.

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Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 749-756 , June 1995

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