Nutrient intake in the GEICO multicenter trial: The effects of a multicomponent worksite intervention

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1066-1071

  Mishra, S ^a   Barnard, N D ^a,b   Gonzales, J ^a   Xu, J ^a   Agarwal, U ^a   Levin, S ^a  

^a PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

diet; nutrition; vegan; vegetarian; workplace

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW FAT DIET; MAGNESIUM INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); THERAPY EFFECT; UNITED STATES; VEGAN DIET; VITAMIN INTAKE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DIET RECORDS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84885383130     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.149     Document Type: Article

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