Fruit and vegetable consumption pattern and health challenges of elderly (≥60 years) staff in the university of Nigeria, Nsukka and Enugu Campuses: A case study

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 626-630

  Nwamarah, Joy Ugo ^a   Otitoju, Grace Taiwo Olawale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Disease prevalence; Fruit; Health challenges; Physical disability; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NIGERIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84917671252     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2014.626.630     Document Type: Article

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