Body composition in the elderly: The influence of nutritional factors and physical activity

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 130-139

  Mitchell, Diane ^a,d   Haan, M N ^b   Steinberg, F M ^a   Visser, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Ctr for Health and the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Body composition; DEXA; Diet; Dietary macronutrients; Elderly; Energy intake; Nutrition; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRUNK; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0037544001     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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