Current intakes of EPA and DHA in European populations and the potential of animal-derived foods to increase them

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-280

  Ian Givens, D ^a   Gibbs, Rachael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eggs; EPA and DHA intakes; Meat; Milk

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; VACCENIC ACID;

ANIMAL FOOD; AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA MODIFICATION; EGG; EUROPE; FAT INTAKE; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEAT; MILK; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POPULATION RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ENERGY INTAKE; EUROPE; FISH OILS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HABITS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MEAT; NUTRITION POLICY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 49549088573     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665108007167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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