Essentials of healthy eating: A guide

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 492-501

  Skerrett, Patrick J ^a   Willett, Walter C ^b  

^a Harvard Health Publications   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Diet; Fertility; Health; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; IRON; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CANCER PREVENTION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FRACTURE; FRUIT; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MINERAL INTAKE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RISK REDUCTION; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VEGETABLES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77958195248     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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