Food provision and the nutritional implications of food choices made by young adult males, in a young offenders' institution

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-179

  Eves, Anita ^a   Gesch, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Juveniles; Menu; Prison diets

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC ACID; SELENIUM; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; KITCHEN; MALE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OFFENDER; PRISON; PRISONER; SUN EXPOSURE; VEGETARIAN DIET; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MINERALS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PRISONERS; PRISONS; VITAMINS;

EID: 0038653435     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.2003.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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