Is macronutrient composition of dietary intake data affected by underreporting? Results from the EPIC-Potsdam study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-126

  Voss, S ^a   Kroke, A ^a   Klipstein Grobusch, K ^a   Boeing, H ^a  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dietary questionnaire; Energy adjustment; Macronutrient composition; Obesity; Underreporting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031931003     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600525     Document Type: Article

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