It's good to talk: Children's views on food and nutrition

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 542-551

  McKinley, M C ^a   Lowis, C ^b   Robson, P J ^a   Wallace, J M W ^a   Morrissey, M ^a   Moran, A ^a   Livingstone, M B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Food and Health Communications Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Children; Focus groups; Healthy eating; Nutrition; Views

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; DECISION MAKING; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASTE PREFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ENGLAND; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 17244381917     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602113     Document Type: Article

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