Consumers' readiness to eat a plant-based diet

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 342-351

  Lea, Emma J ^a   Crawford, D ^a   Worsley, A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Ausralia; Diet surveys; Food habits; Plant based diet; Stages of change model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; BREAD; CEREAL; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING HABIT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN DIET; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES; VICTORIA;

EID: 33644825908     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602320     Document Type: Article

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