Food patterns that correlate to health and nutrition status in elderly Taiwanese

Nutrition Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-76

  Tsai, Alan C ^a,b   Liou, Jenn Chang ^b   Chang, Ming Cheng ^b  

^a Section on Statistical Genetics   (United States)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Food pattern; Nutritional status; Physical activity; Taiwanese

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EGG; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOYBEAN; TAIWAN; TEA; VEGETABLE;

EID: 33645915117     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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