Fruit and vegetables consumption in relation to health and diet of medical students in Crete, Greece

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-117

  Bertsias, George ^a   Linardakis, Manolis ^a   Mammas, Ioannis ^a   Kafatos, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Diet; Fruits; Lipoproteins; Tobacco; Vegetables; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; FOLIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; SATURATED FATTY ACID; THIAMINE; TRANS FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GREECE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FRUIT; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; MALE; MINERALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VEGETABLES; VITAMINS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 18444373906     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.75.2.107     Document Type: Article

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