The Mediterranean diet – a review of evidence relevant to the food and drink industry

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-16

  Poole, Simon ^a   Blades, Mabel ^b  

^a Firs House Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b Nutrition and Dietetic Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Food industry; Health promotion; Mediterranean diet; Personal health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873044577     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346651311295851     Document Type: Review

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