How important are differences in national eating habits in France?

Dialogues in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 200-208

  Holdsworth, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooking habit; Eating; Food culture; France; French paradox; Meal pattern

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID; YOGHURT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHEESE; COFFEE; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EATING HABIT; ETHNICITY; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FRANCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MILK; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OBESITY; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; RED MEAT; RED WINE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 57349139129     PISSN: 12729949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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