Biological diversity, dietary diversity, and eye health in developing country populations: Establishing the evidence-base

EcoHealth

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-256

  Bélanger, Julie ^a   Johns, Timothy ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity; Blindness; Carotenoids; Ecohealth; Vision impairment; Wild foods

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; FOLIC ACID; LYCOPENE; MOLYBDENUM; NICOTINIC ACID; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; ZINC; ANTIOXIDANT; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; BIODIVERSITY; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CORNEA OPACITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EYE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTONUTRIENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; VEGETABLE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EYE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; EYE DISEASES; FRUIT; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 64049083946     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-008-0180-2     Document Type: Review

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