Importance of food composition data to nutrition and public health

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue , 2010, Pages S4-S7

  Elmadfa, I ^a   Meyer, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Databases; Food composition; Non nutritive compounds; Nutrition; Public health

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CAROTENOID; CHROMIUM; COPPER; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICOTINIC ACID; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; RETINOL; VITAMIN K GROUP;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CALORIC INTAKE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 78149241658     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.202     Document Type: Article

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