Applying the food multimix concept for sustainable and nutritious diets

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 505-516

  Zotor, F B ^a   Ellahi, B ^b   Amuna, P ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^d PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Candidate foods; Food multimix; Food security; Nutrition interventions; Resource poor; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIUM; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NICOTINIC ACID; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC; POWDER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD MULTIMIX CONCEPT; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SECURITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); AFRICA; ASIA; CATERING SERVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; GREAT BRITAIN; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MEXICO; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; POWDER; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TASTE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MEXICO; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POVERTY; POWDERS; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TASTE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84948387849     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665115002372     Document Type: Conference Paper

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