Assessment of protein adequacy in developing countries: Quality matters

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Ghosh, Shibani ^a,b   Suri, Devika ^b   Uauy, Ricardo ^b,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

PDCAAS; protein inadequacy; Protein quality; stunting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN QUALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUNTING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFECTION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RISK;

EID: 84868091088     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512002577     Document Type: Article

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