Intake of whole grain in Scandinavia: Intake, sources and compliance with new national recommendations

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-84

  Kyrø, Cecilie ^a   Christensen, Jane ^a   Johnsen, Nina F ^a   Halkjær, Jytte ^a   Tjønneland, Anne ^a   Olsen, Anja ^a   Skeie, Guri ^b   Lund, Eiliv ^b   Dragsted, Lars O ^c   Overvad, Kim ^d   Hallmans, Göran ^e   Johansson, Ingegerd ^e   Slimani, Nadia ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

24h dietary recall; dietary recommendations; intake; Scandinavia; whole grain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCANDINAVIA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CEREALS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84856750511     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811421057     Document Type: Article

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