Fast foods and risk of chronic diseases

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Azadbakht, Leila ^a   Esmaillzadeh, Ahmad ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HETEROCYCLIC AMINE; TRANS FATTY ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FAST FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEAT INDUSTRY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 40749108919     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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