Relative Weight, Weight Loss Efforts and Nutrient Intakes among Health-Conscious Vegetarian, Past Vegetarian and Nonvegetarian Women Ages 18 to 50.

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 781-788

  Barr, Susan I ^a   Broughton, Terri M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Diet records; Health behavior; Vegetarianism; Weight

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT; VEGETARIAN; VITAMIN INTAKE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RECORDS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMINS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0034507722     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2000.10718078     Document Type: Article

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