Consumption of plant sterols in Belgium: Estimated intakes and sources of naturally occurring plant sterols and β-carotene

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 960-966

  Sioen, Isabelle ^a   Matthys, Christophe ^a   Huybrechts, Inge ^a   Van Camp, John ^a   De Henauw, Stefaan ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carotene; Dietary intake; Food sources; Plant sterols

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; PHYTOSTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD STORAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADULT; DIET; FACTUAL DATABASE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; BETA CAROTENE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOSTEROLS;

EID: 79955830497     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510004587     Document Type: Article

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