Nutrient profiling: Comparison and critical analysis of existing systems

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 613-622

  Azais Braesco V ^a   Goffi, C ^b   Labouze, E ^b  

^a CRNH AUVERGNE   (France)

^b BIO Intelligence Service   (France)

Author keywords

Food categorisation; Nutrient profiles; Nutritional balance; Nutritional quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VEGETABLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; FACTUAL DATABASE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN INTAKE; STANDARD;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 33846249880     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2006966     Document Type: Article

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