The nutrition transition in Egypt: Obesity, undernutrition and the food consumption context

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 1 A, 2002, Pages 141-148

  Galal, Osman M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Food consumption; Nutrition transition

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EGYPT; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATERING SERVICE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIETARY FATS; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0036463708     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2001286     Document Type: Review

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