Composite Index for Aggregating Nutrient Density Using Food Labels: Ratio of Recommended to Restricted Food Components

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-39

  Scheidt, Douglas M ^a   Daniel, Eileen ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Nutrition; Nutritional requirements; Nutritive value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENSITY; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; MILK; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 1342306598     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60126-7     Document Type: Article

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