Disparities within traditional Mediterranean food patterns: An historical approach of the Greek diet

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 529-536

  Matalas, Antonia Leda ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dietary fat; Dietary patterns; Greece; Mediterranean diet; Nineteenth century; Olive oil

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GREECE; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRIENT CONTENT; RURAL POPULATION;

DIETARY FATS; EUROPE; FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HUMANS; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; TIME;

EID: 33845445588     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480601041037     Document Type: Article

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