Taiwanese vegetarians and omnivores: Dietary composition, prevalence of diabetes and IFG

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Chiu, Tina H T ^a,b   Huang, Hui Ya ^c   Chiu, Yen Feng ^d   Pan, Wen Harn ^b,e   Kao, Hui Yi ^d   Chiu, Jason P C ^f   Lin, Ming Nan ^c,g   Lin, Chin Lon ^a,g,h  

^a Institute of Human Genetics   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Buddhist Dhalin Tzu Chi General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; IRON INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MINERAL INTAKE; OMNIVORE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; VEGETARIAN; VEGETARIAN DIET; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BUDDHISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84895735987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088547     Document Type: Article

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