Nutrition Research
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 590-599 , September 2008

Development and application of rapid assessment diet and physical activity indexes, which suggest high consumption of energy-dense foods and inadequate exercise among adolescents from 6 Latin American cities: a pilot study

  • Laura H. McArthur

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics, Fashion Merchandising, and Hospitality, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455, USA
    • ,
  • Donald Holbert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 252 744 6042; fax: +1 252 744 6044.
    • ,
  • Manuel Peña

      Affiliations

    • Food and Nutrition Program, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization

Received 3 January 2008 ,Revised 28 April 2008 ,Accepted 8 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.05.002

Nutrition Research
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 590-599 , September 2008

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