The Diet of Inmates: An Analysis of a 28-Day Cycle Menu Used in a Large County Jail in the State of Georgia

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 390-399

  Cook, Emma A ^a   Lee, Yee Ming ^a   White, B Douglas ^a   Gropper, Sareen S ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adequacy; correctional health care; diet; jails; nutrients

Indexed keywords

FAT INTAKE; SODIUM INTAKE;

CATERING SERVICE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FRUIT; GEORGIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; PRISON; SODIUM INTAKE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VEGETABLE;

DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; PRISONS; SODIUM, DIETARY; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84941952680     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: 19405200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345815600160     Document Type: Article

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