Socioeconomic factors and consumption of artificially colored foods among 5- to 14-year-old children in Kuwait

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-52

  Husain, Adnan ^a   Sawaya, Wajih ^a   Al Awadhi, Fawzia ^b   Al Hamad, Nawal ^b   Al Sumaie, Mona ^b   Al Shami, Entesar ^b   Al Raqwa, Muntaha ^b  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

ADIs; Analytical determination; Artificial food colors; Average daily consumption; Children; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 31544460153     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240500408369     Document Type: Article

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