Diet, blood lipid profile and physical activity patterns in primary school children from a semi-rural area of Greece

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-112

  Magkos, F ^a   Piperkou, I ^a   Manios, Y ^a   Papoutsakis, C ^a   Yiannakouris, N ^a   Cimponerio, A ^a   Aloumanis, K ^a   Skenderi, K ^a   Papathoma, A ^a   Arvaniti, F ^a   Sialvera, T E ^a   Christou, D ^a   Zampelas, A ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Children; Diet; Exercise; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD NUTRITION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 33644972272     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2006.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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