Less-energy-dense diets of low-income women in California are associated with higher energy-adjusted diet costs

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1220-1226

  Townsend, Marilyn S ^a   Aaron, Grant J ^a   Monsivais, Pablo ^b   Keim, Nancy L ^a   Drewnowski, Adam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; RETINOL; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FAT INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63649158758     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26916     Document Type: Article

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