Dietary approaches for weight management in African Americans

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Odoms, Angela M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Diet; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT;

BODY WEIGHT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; NEGRO; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; DIABETIC DIET; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036762985     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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