The role of epidemiology in developing nutritional recommendations: Past, present, and future

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1999, Pages

  Byers, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease risk; Diet; Dietary assessment; Dietary guidelines; Disease prevention; Epidemiology; Health promotion; Nutrition; Nutritional recommendations; Public health

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033017729     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.6.1304s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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