Dietary intake, physical activity and energy expenditure of Malaysian adolescents

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 491-498

  Zalilah, Mohd Shariff ^a   Khor, G L ^a   Mirnalini, K ^a   Norimah, A K ^b   Ang, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Dietary intake; Energy expenditure; Energy intake; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MACRONUTRIENT; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33745181892     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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