A cross-cultural analysis of 'motivation for eating' as a potential factor in the emergence of global obesity: Japan and the United States

Health Promotion International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-162

  Hawks, Steven R ^a   Madanat, Hala N ^a   Merrill, Ray M ^a,b   Goudy, Marylynn B ^a   Miyagawa, Takeo ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OTEMAE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Eating habits; Health behavior; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; EMOTION; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; DIETARY FATS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037495132     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/18.2.153     Document Type: Article

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