Nutrition Research
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 375-381 , June 2010

Lean beef contributes significant amounts of key nutrients to the diets of US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004

  • Michael Zanovec

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Ecology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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  • Carol E. O'Neil

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Ecology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 225 578 1631; fax: +1 225 578 4443.
    • ,
  • Debra R. Keast

      Affiliations

    • Food & Nutrition Database Research, Inc., Okemos, MI 48864, USA
    • ,
  • Victor L. Fulgoni III

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Impact, LLC, Battle Creek , MI 49014, USA
    • ,
  • Theresa A. Nicklas

      Affiliations

    • USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA

Received 21 April 2010 ,Revised 2 June 2010 ,Accepted 3 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2010.06.001

Nutrition Research
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 375-381 , June 2010

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