Soft drink consumption and overweight/obesity among Nigerian adolescents

CVD Prevention and Control

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 191-196

  Ansa, Victor O ^a   Anah, Maxwell U ^a   Ndifon, Wilfred O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Nigeria; Overweight; Soft drinks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEVISION VIEWING;

EID: 56349172173     PISSN: 18754570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvdpc.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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