High dietary diversity is associated with obesity in Sri Lankan adults: An evaluation of three dietary scores

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jayawardena, Ranil ^a,b   Byrne, Nuala M ^a   Soares, Mario J ^c   Katulanda, Prasad ^b   Yadav, Bijesh ^d   Hills, Andrew P ^e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; DDS; Diet diversity; Dietary variety; Obesity; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SRI LANKA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SRI LANKA; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875862725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-314     Document Type: Article

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