Early childhood feeding practices in southern Italy: Is the Mediterranean diet becoming obsolete? Study of 450 children aged 6-32 months in Campania, Italy

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 250-256

  Greco, L ^a   Musmarra, F ^a   Franzese, C ^a   Auricchio, S ^a   Amato, L ^a   Apicella, C ^a   Bello, L ^a   Bernardo, S ^a   Carrozzo, R ^a   Causa, P ^a   Caruso, V ^a   Correale, F ^a   Di Concilio, R ^a   Di Crosta, V ^a   Izzo, A ^a   Manetti, S ^a   Mazzarella, G ^a   Misuraca, A ^a   Miranda, P ^a   Mottola, L ^a   Orso, G ^a   Ruggiero, M ^a   Scalone, M G ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child nutrition; Cholesterol intake; Mediterranean diet; Nutrient intake

Indexed keywords

MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; DAIRY PRODUCT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIBER; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LEGUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VEGETABLE;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HABITS; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ITALY; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 15644377870     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259850157273     Document Type: Article

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