Optimism, dietary habits, body mass index and smoking among young Finnish adults

Appetite

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-176

  Kelloniemi, Heini ^a   Ek, Ellen ^b   Laitinen, Jaana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diet; Optimism; Smoking; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BERRY; BODY MASS; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIBER; FINLAND; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HABIT; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SMOKING; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; VEGETABLES;

EID: 23944478338     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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