Evidence for nutrition transition in Kuwait: over-consumption of macronutrients and obesity.
Objectives: To describe nutrient intakes and prevalence of overweight and obesity in a nationally representative sample of Kuwaitis and to compare intakes with reference values.Design: Cross-sectional, multistage stratified, cluster sample. Settings National nutrition survey covering all geographica...
| Publicado en: | Public Health Nutrition Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 596 - 608 |
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| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Cambridge University Press
Apr2013
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