Snack food and beverage consumption and young child nutrition in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue S4, 2019, Pages

  Pries, Alissa M ^a,b   Filteau, Suzanne ^b   Ferguson, Elaine L ^b  

^a HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complementary feeding; double burden; low and middle income countries; nutrition; snacks; sugar sweetened beverages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE BURDEN; FAST FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; OVERNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SNACKS; SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES;

EID: 85067786711     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12729     Document Type: Article

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