Gender differences in food and nutrient intakes and status indices from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey of people aged 65 years and over

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 694-699

  Bates, C J ^a   Prentice, A ^a   Finch, S ^b  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Social and Comm Planning Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British survey; Gender; Micronutrients; Nutrient intakes; Nutritional status; Older people

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PROTEIN; RETINOL; ZINC;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BEER; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BUTTER; EATING HABIT; EGG; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEAT; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; VITAMINS;

PYRUS;

EID: 0032833581     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600834     Document Type: Article

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