The role of breakfast cereals in the UK diet: Headline results from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) year 1

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 314-319

  McKevith, B ^a   Jarzebowska, A ^b  

^a Cereal Partners Worldwide   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakfast cereal; Diet survey; National Diet and Nutrition Survey; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649533639     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2010.01856.x     Document Type: Article

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