Associations between BMI, social strata and the estimated energy content of foods

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1281-1288

  Speakman, J R ^a,b   Walker, H ^b   Walker, L ^b   Jackson, D M ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Education; Energy contents; Food; Obese; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 30544449136     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803018     Document Type: Article

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