Keeping the young-elderly healthy: Is it too late to improve our health through nutrition?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Rivlin, Richard S ^a,b,c  

^a Strang Cancer Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c STRANG CANCER PREVENTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Body composition; Cancer prevention; Cardiovascular disease; Diet; Elderly; Nutrition; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER PREVENTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 36249026361     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.5.1572s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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