Where is Nepal in the nutrition transition?

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 358-367

  Subedi, Yagya Prasad ^a   Marais, Debbi ^b   Newlands, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic; Economic; Epidemiology; Nepal; Nutrition transition

Indexed keywords

FAT INTAKE; SUGAR INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CROP; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FAT INTAKE; FOOD HANDLING; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; INCOME; NEPAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SUGAR INTAKE; TRENDS; URBANIZATION;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD SUPPLY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMANS; INCOME; NEPAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 85015149605     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.112015.10     Document Type: Article

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