Traditional food consumption is associated with higher nutrient intakes in Inuit children attending childcare centres in Nunavik

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Gagné, Doris ^a   Blanchet, Rosanne ^a   Lauzière, Julie ^a   Vaissière, Émilie ^a   Vézina, Carole ^a   Ayotte, Pierre ^b   Déry, Serge ^c   O'Brien, Huguette Turgeon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic Canada; Dietary transition; Inuit; Nutrient intake; Preschool children; Traditional food

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAY CARE; ESKIMO; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL;

ARCTIC REGIONS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; INUITS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NUNAVUT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; QUEBEC;

EID: 84870565351     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18401     Document Type: Article

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