Population health and Mediterranean diet in southern Mediterranean countries

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 8A, 2006, Pages 1130-1135

  Belahsen, Rekia ^a   Rguibi, Mohamed ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Lifestyle change; Mediterranean countries; Metabolic syndrome; Southern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHERN EUROPE; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; AFRICA, NORTHERN; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; URBANIZATION;

EID: 34548413289     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007668517     Document Type: Conference Paper

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