Energy intake and expenditure of free-living, pregnant Colombian women in an urban setting

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 269-276

  Dufour, Darna L ^a   Reina, Julio C ^b   Spurr, G B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activity; Basal metabolic rate; Developing country; Diet; Energy expenditure; Energy intake; Heart rate; Nutrition; Poverty; Pregnancy; Time allocation; Urban setting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032771225     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn.70.2.269     Document Type: Article

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