Diet, lifestyle and body weight in Irish children: Findings from Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance national surveys

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 190-200

  Walton, Janette ^a   McNulty, Breige A ^b   Nugent, Anne P ^b   Gibney, Michael J ^b   Flynn, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Dietary intakes; Dietary surveys; Obesity; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

MILK FAT; YOGHURT;

BEVERAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAD; CACAO; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CEREAL; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FAST FOOD; FAT INTAKE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GRAIN; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEAT; MILK; PASTA; POTATO; PREVALENCE; RICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT DRINK; SUGAR INTAKE; TELEVISION VIEWING; VEGETABLE; BODY MASS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; IRELAND; LIFE STYLE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION;

EID: 84898461435     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665114000056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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