Healthy Eating Index Measures Diet Quality of Brazilian Children of Low Socioeconomic Status

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-31

  Rauber, Fernanda ^a   da Costa Louzada, Maria Laura ^b   Vitolo, Márcia Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

diet; dietary assessment; dietary intake; nutrients; nutrition

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84894031900     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2014.869979     Document Type: Article

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