Self-reported dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids and association with bone and lower extremity function

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1781-1788

  Rousseau, James H ^a   Kleppinger, Alison ^a   Kenny, Anne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Lower extremity function; Omega 3 fatty acid intake

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET RECORDS; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH;

EID: 70350375845     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01870.x     Document Type: Article

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