Perceived benefits of healthy eating among a nationally-representative sample of adults in the European Union

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages

  Zunft, H J F ^a   Friebe, D ^a   Seppelt, B ^a   De Graaf, C ^b   Margetts, B ^c   Schmitt, A ^d   Gibney, M J ^e  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Trinity College ^*  (Germany)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Europe; Healthy eating; Perceived benefits; Prevent disease; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; EDUCATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030759719     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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