Dietary intakes and lifestyle factors of a vegan population in Germany: Results from the German vegan study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 947-955

  Waldmann, A ^a   Koschizke, J W ^a   Leitzmann, C ^b   Hahn, Andreas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Energy intake; Lifestyle factors; Mineral intake; Vegan; Vitamin intake

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; COBALAMIN; IODINE; MINERAL; RIBOFLAVIN; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; VEGETARIAN DIET; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; VITAMINS;

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0042023733     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601629     Document Type: Article

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