A profile of New Zealand 'Asian' participants of the 2008/09 adult national nutrition survey: Focus on dietary habits, nutrient intakes and health outcomes

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 893-904

  Parackal, Sherly M ^a   Smith, Claire ^b   Parnell, Winsome Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dietary habits; Duration of residence; East South East Asians; Health outcomes; Nutrient intakes; South Asians

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924022384     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014001049     Document Type: Article

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