Magical food and health beliefs: A portrait of believers and functions of the beliefs

Appetite

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-74

  Aarnio, Kia ^a   Lindeman, Marjaana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Food; Functions of beliefs; Health; Intuitive thinking; Magical beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EMOTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD; GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; THINKING; VEGETARIAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIET, VEGETARIAN; EATING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MAGIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 3242666223     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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