Calcium intake and its relationship with risk of overweight and obesity in adolescents
Adolescents’ eating habits are determined by social, psychological, economic, political, and educational influences. They tend to prefer foods with inadequate nutritional value and high fat and carbohydrate content which leads to excessive weight gain and for many, calcium intake is restricted. Acco...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
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Series: | Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222009000100003&lng=en&tlng=en |