A biodiverse rich environment does not contribute to a better diet: A case study from DR Congo

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Termote, Céline ^a   Bwama Meyi, Marcel ^b   Dhed'a Djailo, Benoît ^c   Huybregts, Lieven ^a   Lachat, Carl ^a,d   Kolsteren, Patrick ^a,d   van Damme, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Laboratory of Development Economics and Environment   (Congo)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KISANGANI   (Congo)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CALORIC INTAKE; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL VALUE; DACRYODES EDULIS; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WILD PLANT; ADOLESCENT; CATERING SERVICE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DIET; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DACRYODES EDULIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIODIVERSITY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DIET; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856170109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030533     Document Type: Article

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