Olive oil and the Mediterranean diet: Beyond the rhetoric

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue , 2003, Pages S2-S7

  Tur, J A ^c   Ngo de la Cruz, J ^b   Ribas, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dietary guidelines; Food consumption; Mediterranean diet; Nutrient intake; Obesity; Olive oil

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SUGAR; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT JUICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIPID DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MILK; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET RECORDS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PLANT OILS; SPAIN;

EID: 0141627683     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601801     Document Type: Article

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