Costs of Mediterranean and western dietary patterns in a Spanish cohort and their relationship with prospective weight change

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 920-927

  Lopez, C N ^a,b   Martinez Gonzalez, M A ^a   Sanchez Villegas, A ^a,c   Alonso, A ^a,d   Pimenta, A M ^a,e   Bes Rastrollo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; OBESITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; GRADUATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NORMAL HUMAN; SPAIN; WEIGHT CHANGE; WESTERN DIET;

ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70350221936     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.081208     Document Type: Article

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