Factors to consider in Micronesian food-based interventions: A case study of preventing vitamin A deficiency

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 423-431

  Englberger, L ^a,b   Marks, G C ^a   Fitzgerald, M H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney ^*  (Federated States of Micronesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chronic disease; Food classification; Food based intervention; Micronesia; Pacific; Values; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COOKING; COST; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIETARY INTAKE; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD STORAGE; HUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CYRTOSPERMA CHAMISSONIS; PANDANUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONESIA; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 4344675593     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2003544     Document Type: Review

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