Linear programming can help identify practical solutions to improve the nutritional quality of food aid

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-404

  Rambeloson, Zo J ^a   Darmon, Nicole ^b   Ferguson, Elaine L ^c  

^a Linkages/AED   (Madagascar)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

European Union; Food aid; Food banks; Food poverty; France; Linear programming; Nutritional quality

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FOLIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; RAPESEED OIL; SUGAR; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BREAD; CEREAL; CHEESE; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FISH; FOOD QUALITY; FRANCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEGUME; LINEAR SYSTEM; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE;

DIET; FOOD; FOOD SERVICES; FRANCE; FRUIT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MEAT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POVERTY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEAFOOD; VEGETABLES;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 40549143098     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007000511     Document Type: Article

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