Trends in adherence to the Mediterranean diet in an Italian population between 1991 and 2006

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1052-1056

  Pelucchi, C ^a   Galeone, C ^a,b   Negri, E ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

dietary patterns; Mediterranean diet; trends

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET SCORE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREND STUDY;

AGED; AGING; DIET; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; ITALY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77957857407     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.158     Document Type: Article

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