Flexitarian Diets and Health: A Review of the Evidence-Based Literature

Frontiers in Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Derbyshire, Emma J ^a  

^a Nutritional Insight Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dietary trends; flexitarian; gender differences; public health; semi vegetarian diet

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017424567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2016.00055     Document Type: Review

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