Adherence to recommendations of the German food pyramid and risk of chronic diseases: Results from the EPIC-Potsdam study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1251-1259

  Von Ruesten, A ^a   Illner, A K ^a   Buijsse, B ^a   Heidemann, C ^b   Boeing, H ^a  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

cancer; cardiovascular disease; diabetes; diet index; dietary recommendations; food pyramid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PORTION SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION POLICY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78149239666     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.151     Document Type: Article

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