Synthesis and implications: China's nutrition transition in the context of changes across other low- and middle-income countries

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue S1, 2014, Pages 60-67

  Popkin, B M ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Nutrition transition; Overweight; Urbanicity

Indexed keywords

EDIBLE OIL; SWEETENING AGENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CHINA; COOKING; DIET; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GRAIN; HOME; HUMAN; INCOME; LEGUME; LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

CHINA; NUTRITION TRANSITION; OVERWEIGHT; URBANICITY;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84890638838     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12120     Document Type: Article

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