The nutrition transition and its health implications in lower-income countries

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-21

  Popkin, Barry M ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrition transition; Obesity; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; REVIEW; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0032009376     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/phn19980004     Document Type: Article

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