Does food processing contribute to childhood obesity disparities?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1154-1158

  MacInnis, Bo ^a   Rausser, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH RISK; OBESITY;

EID: 33745259515     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00801.x     Document Type: Article

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