Presence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents and University students in Crete (Greece), according to different levels of snack consumption

Appetite

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 278-285

  Vergetaki, Anna ^a   Linardakis, Manolis ^a   Papadaki, Angeliki ^a   Kafatos, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Energy intake; Metabolic syndrome; Snack consumption; University students

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; SMOKING HABIT; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958135270     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.05.309     Document Type: Article

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