Assessing dietary patterns in Barbados highlights the need for nutritional intervention to reduce risk of chronic disease

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-158

  Sharma, S ^a   Cao, X ^a   Harris, R ^b   Hennis, A J M ^b,c   Wu, S Y ^c   Leske, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Sir Winston Scott Polyclinic   (Barbados)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Barbadians; Dietary assessment; Dietary pattern; Food diary; The Barbados National Cancer Study

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BARBADOS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHICKEN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; IRON INTAKE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SUGAR INTAKE;

ADULT; BARBADOS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 40949164383     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2008.00858.x     Document Type: Article

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