Nutrition transition in a middle-income country: 22-year trends in the Seychelles

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-140

  Cardoso, I ^a,b   Bovet, P ^b,c   Viswanathan, B ^c   Luke, A ^d   Marques Vidal, P ^b  

^a Institute of Preventive Medicine   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c Ministry of Health   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

developing countries; food frequency questionnaires; nutrition transition; nutrition trends; Seychelles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEYCHELLES; TREND STUDY; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AFRICA; BEVERAGES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; SEYCHELLES;

EID: 84873460342     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.199     Document Type: Article

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