An index of diet and eating patterns is a valid measure of diet quality in an Australian population

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-93

  McNaughton, Sarah A ^a   Ball, Kylie ^a   Crawford, David ^a   Mishra, Gita D ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IRON; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIET; FOOD; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 38149052794     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/138.1.86     Document Type: Article

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