The diets of school-aged Aboriginal youths in Canada: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 246-261

  Gates, A ^a   Skinner, K ^b   Gates, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Adolescent; Child; Diet; Indigenous populations; Review

Indexed keywords

SCOPUS;

SUGAR INTAKE; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANIMAL; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HUMAN; INUIT; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STUDENT; SUGAR INTAKE; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; SNACKS; STUDENTS; VEGETABLES; VITAMINS;

EID: 84929244210     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12246     Document Type: Article

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