Fruits and vegetables: Measuring intake and encouraging increased consumption

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 236-245

  Woodside, Jayne V ^a   Young, Ian S ^a   McKinley, Michelle C ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Dietary change; Fruit; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; HESPERETIN; ISORHAMNETIN; KAEMPFEROL; LYCOPENE; NARINGENIN; PHLORETIN; POLYPHENOL; QUERCETIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APPLE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARROT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NUTRITION; ORANGE (FRUIT); PEAR; PEER GROUP; VEGETABLE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EATING; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84876099920     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665112003059     Document Type: Article

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