Increased Fruit and Vegetable Intake May Reduce the Nutrition-Related Health Disparities in African Americans

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-187

  Celentano, Joanne Curran ^a  

^a Cellular and Biomedical Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; fruit and vegetable intake; healthy foods; nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990374906     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827609332317     Document Type: Review

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