Measuring micronutrient intakes at different levels of sugar consumption in a population in transition: The Transition and Health during Urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 122-130

  MacIntyre, Una E ^a   Venter, C S ^b   Kruger, A ^b   Serfontein, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Added sugar; Africans; Cross sectional; Micronutrient dilution; Nutrition transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868333227     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2012.11734416     Document Type: Article

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