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Carbohydrate constitutes 59.98% and protein 17.42% of total energy intake in this population.
Understanding macronutrient distribution can help tailor dietary recommendations.
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Carbohydrate constituted 59.98% and protein 17.42% of total energy intake.
Why this rating
The study is cross-sectional.
Source
Usual energy and macronutrient intakes in a large sample of Iranian middle‐aged and elderly populations
Zahra Heidari et al. · Nutrition & Dietetics · 2018
DOI 10.1111/1747-0080.12431
cross-sectional · n=1922Cited 48×
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