Eat your fruit and vegetables

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9507, 2006, Pages 278-279

  Steffen, Lyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FOLIC ACID; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POTASSIUM; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 31444444814     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68046-X     Document Type: Note

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