Dietary energy density and its association with the nutritional quality of the diet of children and teenagers

Journal of Nutritional Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  O’Connor, Laura ^a   Walton, Janette ^a   Flynn, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Diet quality; Dietary guidelines; Energy density; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910608363     PISSN: 20486790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jns.2013.8     Document Type: Article

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