Portion sizes and the obesity epidemic

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 905-909

  Ledikwe, Jenny H ^a   Ello Martin, Julia A ^a   Rolls, Barbara J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy density; Energy intakes; Obesity; Portion size; Weight management

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CONFERENCE PAPER; EATING HABIT; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; MORBID OBESITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PROTEIN INTAKE; SUGAR INTAKE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 16244372093     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.4.905     Document Type: Conference Paper

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