Geographical variations in nutrition-related vascular risk factors in the UK: National diet and nutrition survey of people aged 65 years and over

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 220-225

  Bates, C J ^a   Prentice, A ^a   Cole, T J ^b   Mansoor, M A ^c   Pentieva, K D ^d   Finch, S ^e  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British elderly; Intakes; National survey; North:south differences; Nutrition; Status indices; Vascular risk factors; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR DISEASE; VEGETABLE;

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOIDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VASCULAR DISEASES; VEGETABLES; VITAMINS;

EID: 1842685317     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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