Bone mineral density of vegetarian and non-vegetarian adults in Taiwan;Chinese Source

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-106

  Wang, Yuh Feng ^a,b   Chiu, Jainn Shiun ^a,b   Chuang, Mei Hua ^a   Chiu, Jing Er ^c   Lin, Chin Lon ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Diet; Non vegetarian; Osteoporosis; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; TAIWAN; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONE DENSITY; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; TAIWAN; VEGETABLE PROTEINS;

EID: 51649115338     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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