Energy-dense diets are associated with lower diet costs: A community study of French adults

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-27

  Darmon, Nicole ^a   Briend, André ^b   Drewnowski, Adam ^c,d  

^a Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Diet cost; Dietary guidance; Economics; Energy density; Energy intake; Food price; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COST; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; FRUIT; GRAIN; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRANCE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; VEGETABLES;

EID: 1542380480     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2003512     Document Type: Article

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