The cost of US foods as related to their nutritive value

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1181-1188

  Drewnowski, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; MINERAL; PROTEIN; SUGAR; VITAMIN; WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COST; ENERGY; FIBER; FISH; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FRUIT; HUMAN; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POLICY; POULTRY; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; WATER CONTENT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; ECONOMICS; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUTRITIVE VALUE; UNITED STATES; WATER;

EID: 78149276411     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29300     Document Type: Article

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