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IMPORTANCE OF PLANTAGO OVATA SEED HUSK (PSYLLIUM HUSK) IN THE PREVENTION AND NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA, POSTPRANDIAL HYPERGLYCEMIA AND HYPERTENSION

Justyna Przybyszewska
1
,
Andrzej Kuźmiński
1, 2
,
Michał Przybyszewski
3

  1. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
  2. Department of Allergology, Clinical Immunology and Internal Diseases, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
  3. Clinical Immunology and Internal Diseases Department, Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Online publish date: 2024/09/20
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