The dietary intake of a group of vegetarian children aged 7-11 years compared with matched omnivores

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 533-544

  Nathan, Indira ^a   Hackett, Allan F ^a   Kirby, Simon ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Vegetarian children

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRON ABSORPTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; VEGETARIAN;

CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; DIET RECORDS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0029964435     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960157     Document Type: Article

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