The standard American diet and its relationship to the health status of Americans

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 603-612

  Grotto, David ^a   Zied, Elisa ^b  

^a Nutrition Housecall LLC   (United States)

^b Zied Health Communications LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

diet; nutrition policy; nutrition surveys

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; OIL; POTASSIUM; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM; SUGAR; SWEETENING AGENT; TRANS FATTY ACID;

BEAN; BEVERAGE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FIBER; FRUIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEAT; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; NUTRITION; REVIEW; STANDARD AMERICAN DIET; VEGETABLE;

DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650490169     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533610386234     Document Type: Review

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