Socio-economic differences in food group and nutrient intakes among young women in Ireland

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2084-2097

  McCartney, Daniel M A ^a   Younger, Katherine M ^a   Walsh, Joanne ^a   O'Neill, Marie ^a   Sheridan, Claire ^a   Kearney, John M ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dietary intakes; Irish women; Low socio economic status; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; FOLIC ACID; IRON; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAD; BUTTER; CALCIUM INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CEREAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; IRELAND; IRON INTAKE; MACRONUTRIENT; MILK; MINERAL INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POTATO; RED MEAT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL CLASS; SODIUM INTAKE; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IRELAND; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRACE ELEMENTS; URBAN HEALTH; VITAMINS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888357793     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114513001463     Document Type: Article

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