Dietary intake of protein is positively associated with percent body fat in middle-aged and older adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 440-446

  Vinknes, Kathrine J ^a   De Vogel, Stefan ^b   Elshorbagy, Amany K ^c   Nurk, Eha ^a,d   Drevon, Christian A ^a   Gjesdal, Clara G ^b,e   Tell, Grethe S ^b   Vollset, Stein E ^b,f   Refsum, Helga ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; PROTEIN; SUGAR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SUGAR INTAKE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OVERWEIGHT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79952000231     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.133710     Document Type: Article

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