Relevance of food-based dietary guidelines to food and nutrition security: A South African perspective

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 226-235

  Schonfeldt H C ^a   Hall, N ^a   Bester, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dietary diversity; Food and nutrition security; Food based dietary guidelines; Nutritionally vulnerable; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880936159     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12027     Document Type: Article

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