Evaluating and adapting the Mediterranean diet for non-Mediterranean populations: A critical appraisal

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 573-584

  Hoffman, Richard ^a   Gerber, Mariette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE VAL D AURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Confounding factors; Dietary pattern; Mediterranean diet; Mediterranean diet score

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OLIVE OIL; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CEREAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; EATING HABIT; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEGUME; LIFESTYLE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; VEGETABLE; WINE;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS; DIETARY PATTERN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET SCORE;

DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PLANT OILS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84883458586     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nure.12040     Document Type: Article

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