"Candy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Sweet food products combining cane or beet sugars with other carbohydrates and chocolate, milk, eggs, and various flavorings. In the United States, candy refers to both sugar- and cocoa-based confections and is differentiated from sweetened baked goods; elsewhere the terms sugar confectionary, chocolate confectionary, and flour confectionary (meaning goods such as cakes and pastries) are used.
Descriptor ID |
D002182
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MeSH Number(s) |
G07.203.300.140 J02.500.140
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Concept/Terms |
Candy- Candy
- Candies
- Confection
- Confections
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1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Candy" by people in Profiles.
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Greenberg JA, Manson JE, Buijsse B, Wang L, Allison MA, Neuhouser ML, Tinker L, Waring ME, Isasi CR, Martin LW, Thomson CA. Chocolate-candy consumption and 3-year weight gain among postmenopausal U.S. women. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Mar; 23(3):677-83.
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Phillips SM, Bandini LG, Naumova EN, Cyr H, Colclough S, Dietz WH, Must A. Energy-dense snack food intake in adolescence: longitudinal relationship to weight and fatness. Obes Res. 2004 Mar; 12(3):461-72.
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Tucker KL, Chen H, Hannan MT, Cupples LA, Wilson PW, Felson D, Kiel DP. Bone mineral density and dietary patterns in older adults: the Framingham Osteoporosis Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Jul; 76(1):245-52.
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Bandini LG, Vu D, Must A, Cyr H, Goldberg A, Dietz WH. Comparison of high-calorie, low-nutrient-dense food consumption among obese and non-obese adolescents. Obes Res. 1999 Sep; 7(5):438-43.