Can we say what diet is best for health?

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-103

  Katz, D L ^a,b   Meller, S ^b  

^a Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Disease; Health; Lifestyle; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; LOW GLYCEMIC DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PALEOLITHIC DIET; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN DIET; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VEGAN DIET; VEGETARIAN DIET; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN INTAKE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84897099207     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: 15452093     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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