Discrepancy between the Atwater factor predicted and empirically measured energy values of almonds in human diets

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 296-301

  Novotny, Janet A ^a   Gebauer, Sarah K ^a   Baer, David J ^a  

^a BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALMOND; ARTICLE; ATWATER FACTOR; CALCULATION; CALORIC DENSITY; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTS; PRUNUS; URINE;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 84864330961     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.035782     Document Type: Article

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