Dietary characteristics of Hong Kong young children: Implications for nutrition education

Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Hui, L L ^a   Nelson, E A S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; Diet; Nutrition; Overweight

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; VEGETABLE;

EID: 33746377579     PISSN: 10139923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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