Social diversity of Irish adults nutritional intake

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 865-875

  Friel, Sharon ^a   Kelleher, C C ^a   Nolan, G ^a   Harrington, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Nutrient intake; Social inequality; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; IRON; MINERAL; PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMINS;

EID: 0041808859     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601620     Document Type: Article

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