Could a change in diet revitalize children who suffer from unresolved fatigue?

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1965-1977

  Steenbruggen, Tessa Gerjanne ^a   Hoekstra, Sietske Johanna ^a   Van der Gaag, Ellen José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TWENTEBORG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Fatigue; Fatty acids; Micronutrients; Nutrient intake; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEEF; BODY MASS; BUTTER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; VEGETABLE; ANIMAL; COGNITION; DIET; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ANIMALS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIET; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MILK; MINERALS; NUTRITION POLICY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SLEEP; VEGETABLES; VITAMINS;

EID: 84980563905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7031965     Document Type: Article

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