Dietary fat intake is associated with psychosocial and cognitive functioning of school-aged children in the United States

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1967-1973

  Zhang, Jian ^a,b   Hebert, James R ^a,b   Muldoon, Matthew F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Cognitive functioning; Dietary fat; NHANES III; Psychosocial functioning

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FAT; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; COGNITION; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23244467097     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.8.1967     Document Type: Article

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