Increasing acres to decrease inches: Comparing the agricultural land requirements of a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet with a mypyramid diet

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-16

  Wilkins, Jennifer Lynn ^a   Peters, Christian ^a   Hamm, Michael W ^b   Reinhardt, Erica Lynn ^c  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Atkins; Farm land; Low carbohydrate diet; MyPyramid; Obesity; Sustainability; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

SUGAR; YOGHURT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; BEAN; CHEESE; CHICKEN; CREAM; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GRAIN; HARVEST; HIPPOGLOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS; HUMAN; LAMB; LIVESTOCK; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MILK; NUT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PLANT; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; SALMON; TUNA; TURKEY (BIRD); VEGETABLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70849085763     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240802163480     Document Type: Article

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