Recommendations for reporting whole-grain intake in observational and intervention studies

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 903-907

  Ross, Alastair B ^a   Kristensen, Mette ^b   Seal, Chris J ^c   Jacques, Paul ^d   McKeown, Nicola M ^d  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bran; Epidemiology; Germ; Intake; Intervention studies; Whole grain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARLEY; BRAN; FOOD INTAKE; GRAIN; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; OAT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RICE; RYE; WHEAT; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREALS; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84929659064     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.098046     Document Type: Article

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