n-6 and n-3 PUFA intakes of pre-school children in Flanders, Belgium

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 819-825

  Sioen, Isabelle ^a   Huybrechts, Inge ^a   Verbeke, Wim ^a   Van Camp, John ^a   De Henauw, Stefaan ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

n 3; n 6; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Pre school children

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; MARGARINE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BREAD; CACAO; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; POULTRY; SEA FOOD;

BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET SURVEYS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 34748856221     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507756544     Document Type: Article

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