Global epidemiology of obesity, vegetarian dietary patterns, and noncommunicable disease in Asian Indians

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Singh, Pramil N ^a,c   Arthur, Kristen N ^a   Orlich, Michael J ^a   James, Wesley ^a,c   Purty, Anil ^b   Job, Jayakaran S ^c   Rajaram, Sujatha ^c   Sabaté, Joan ^c  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PONDICHERRY INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Center for Nutrition Healthy Lifestyles and Disease Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; COOKING FAT; OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASIAN INDIAN; BROWN RICE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; EPIDEMIC; FAST FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; RACE; RICE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VEGETARIAN DIET; WHITE RICE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INDIA; WESTERN DIET;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIET, WESTERN; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INDIA; OBESITY;

EID: 84903826643     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.071571     Document Type: Conference Paper

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