Weight management in transitional economies: The "double burden of disease" dilemma

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 21-29

  Lukito, Widjaja ^a   Wahlqvist, Mark L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affordability; Body compositional disorders (BCD); Child health; Deficiency disorders; Energy imbalance; Food component density and diversity (FCDD); Life stages; Maternal health; Nutritionally related disease (NRD); Poverty

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BODY WEIGHT; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; POVERTY; THINNESS;

EID: 33750600667     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: 09647058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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