Association between chocolate consumption and fatness in European adolescents

Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 236-239

  Cuenca García, Magdalena ^a   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^a   Ortega, Francisco B ^a   Castillo, Manuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body fat percentage; Body mass index; Chocolate; HELENA study; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CACAO; CHILD NUTRITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FAT MASS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BODY FAT PERCENTAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOCOLATE; HELENA STUDY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CACAO; CANDY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84891144556     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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