Dietary intakes and nutrient status of vegetarian preschool children from a British national survey

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-162

  Thane, C W ^a   Bates, C J ^a  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian preschool children; Dietary intake; Nutrient status; Omnivores; Vegetarians

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; FERRITIN; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; SODIUM; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAT INTAKE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN INTAKE; VEGETARIAN;

EID: 0034079984     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.2000.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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