Impact of contrasting food sources on health versus environment

Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 228-235

  Adams, Robert B ^a   Demmig Adams, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystem; Antioxidants; Chronic disease; Concentrated animal feeding operations; Fertilizers; Intensive farming; Omega 3; Omega 6; Pesticides; Saturated fat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878227310     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346651311327873     Document Type: Review

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