The nutrition transition in Barbados: Trends in macronutrient supply from 1961 to 2003

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1222-1229

  Sheehy, T ^a   Sharma, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barbados; Food balance sheets; Macronutrients; Nutrition transition

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COMMODIFICATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENERGY BALANCE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BARBADOS; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CATERING SERVICE; NUTRITION; PROTEIN INTAKE; STATISTICS; TIME;

BARBADOS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78049500131     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510002011     Document Type: Article

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