Low adherence of a clinically healthy Italian population to nutritional recommendations for primary prevention of chronic diseases

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 436-444

  Sofi, Francesco ^a   Innocenti, Giulia ^a   Dini, Carla ^a   Masi, Laura ^a,b   Battistini, Nino Carlo ^c   Brandi, Maria Luisa ^a,b   Rotella, Carlo Maria ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^a,d   Abbate, Rosanna ^a   Surrenti, Calogero ^a   Casini, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Dietary habits; Food consumption pattern; Mediterranean diet; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

EDIBLE OIL; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY FIBER; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DIETARY FIBER; EXERCISE; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33748787978     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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