Food and dietary fibre consumption pattern in Lebanon

A review of the trend in food consumption pattern in Lebanon suggests that the traditional diet is eroding in favour of a growing population. In the 1960s, cereals contributed to more than half of the dietary energy in urban and rural areas in Lebanon with the percentage reaching over 60% in the poo...

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Published inInternational journal of food sciences and nutrition p. S41
Main Author Nahla Hwalla Baba
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.01.1998
Subjects
Consumption
Dietary fiber
Food science
Nutrition
Lebanon
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Summary:A review of the trend in food consumption pattern in Lebanon suggests that the traditional diet is eroding in favour of a growing population. In the 1960s, cereals contributed to more than half of the dietary energy in urban and rural areas in Lebanon with the percentage reaching over 60% in the poorer sectors of the population.
ISSN:0963-7486
1465-3478