In the face of contradictory evidence: Report of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee

Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 915-924

  Hite, Adele H ^a   Feinman, Richard David ^b   Guzman, Gabriel E ^c   Satin, Morton ^d   Schoenfeld, Pamela A ^e   Wood, Richard J ^f  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

^c Triton College   (United States)

^d Salt Institute   (United States)

^e Department of Business and Health Administration   (United States)

^f SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Dietary guidelines; Evidence based medicine; Fiber; Protein; Salt; Saturated fat; Whole grain

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; PROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY FIBER; EATING HABIT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; GRAIN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; MACRONUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALT INTAKE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77957286945     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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