Low body mass index in non-meat eaters: the possible roles of animal fat, dietary fibre and alcohol
International Journal of ObesityPublished 1 May 1998
PN Appleby, Margaret Thorogood, J I Mann, TJ Key
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Non-meat eaters are thinner than meat eaters, and this may be partly due to a higher intake of dietary fibre, a lower intake of animal fat, and only in men aLower intake of alcohol.
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Non-meat eaters are thinner than meat eaters. This may be partly due to a higher intake of dietary fibre, a lower intake of animal fat, and only in men a lower intake of alcohol.
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This work was supported in part by a Cancer Research Grant from the Chinese Scientific Committee, a Research Fellowship by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and grants no CA 11535 from the National Cancer Institute, and no RO 1 ES 06718 from the national institute of Environmental Health Sciences, PHHS.
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