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Editorial
. 2018 Jul 1;5(2):e000676.
doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000676. eCollection 2018.

Role of dietary histidine in the prevention of obesity and metabolic syndrome

James J DiNicolantonio  1 , Mark F McCarty  2 , James H OKeefe  1
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Editorial

Role of dietary histidine in the prevention of obesity and metabolic syndrome

James J DiNicolantonio et al. Open Heart. .

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Keywords: histidine; metabolic syndrome; obesity; protein.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: JJD is the author of The Salt Fix and has a website thesaltfix.com. JOK and MFM own nutraceutical companies.

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