Evidence to support a food-based dietary guideline on sugar consumption in South Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 599-608

  Steyn, N P ^a   Myburgh, N G ^b   Nel, J H ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Medical Research Council ^*

Author keywords

Dental caries prevention and control; Diet standards; Dietary carbohydrates administration and dosage; Dietary sucrose administration and dosage adverse effects; Energy intake; Protein energy malnutrition prevention and control

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

DIET; GUIDELINE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUGAR INTAKE; URBANIZATION;

DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; RURAL HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN HEALTH;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0042318442     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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