Perceptions of healthy eating: State of knowledge and research gaps

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages

  Paquette, Marie Claude ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitude; Diet; Eating; Food habits; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

FAT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR;

AGE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; DATA BASE; DIET; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; GENDER; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 23444452079     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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