Health and nutrition education in primary schools in Crete: 10 years' follow-up of serum lipids, physical activity and macronutrient intake

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 568-575

  Manios, Yannis ^a   Kafatos, Anthony ^b   Apostolaki, Ioanna ^b   Bervanaki, Froso ^b   Flouri, Sofia ^b   Hatzis, Christos ^b   Kiriakakis, Michalis ^b   Linardakis, Manolis ^b   Markatji, Irini ^b   Sarri, Katerina ^b   Tsimbinos, George ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Diet and physical activity; Nutrition education; Obesity; Serum lipids

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; GREECE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MACRONUTRIENT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREECE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33645540778     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20051666     Document Type: Article

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