Overview of nutrition reference and dietary recommendations in Japan: Application to nutrition policy in Asian countries

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 394-398

  Melby, Melissa K ^a   Utsugi, Megumi ^a   Miyoshi, Miki ^a   Watanabe, Shaw ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Japan; Nutrition reference; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 51649100034     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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