Consumption of traditional versus imported foods in Tonga: Implications for programs designed to reduce diet-related non-communicable diseases in developing countries

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-176

  Evans, Mike ^a   Sinclair, Robert C ^b   Fusimalohi, Caroline ^c   Laiva'a V , Viliami ^c   Freeman, Milton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Oraclepoll Research Ltd   (Canada)

^c Central Planning Department Tonga   (Tonga)

Author keywords

Development; Diet; Food preference; Health policy; Health promotion; Non communicable disease; Nutrition; South Pacific; Tonga; Trade

Indexed keywords

DIET; DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH POLICY; NUTRITION;

EID: 0041562484     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240390198215     Document Type: Article

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