Preponderance of the evidence: An example from the issue of calcium intake and body composition

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-39

  Heaney, Robert P ^a   Rafferty, Karen ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nutrition Science Resource   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Calcium; Dairy; Evidence; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; HUMAN; NUTRIENT; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADIPOSITY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM, DIETARY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 64049096062     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2008.00132.x     Document Type: Review

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