Benefits and barriers to the consumption of a vegetarian diet in Australia

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 505-511

  Lea, Emma ^a   Worsley, Anthony ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Barriers; Beliefs; Benefits; Health; Meat; Plant based diets; Survey; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; CONSUMER; EATING HABIT; FAMILY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0041467405     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2002452     Document Type: Article

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