Should Canadians eat according to the traditional Mediterranean diet pyramid or Canada's food guide?

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 527-535

  Downs, Shauna M ^a   Willows, Noreen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada's food guide; Food guides; Mediterranean diet; Public health

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CANADA; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FOOD; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 44349176057     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H08-030     Document Type: Note

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