Processes underlying young women's decisions to eat fruits and vegetables

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 287-298

  Chung, S J ^a   Hoerr, Sharon ^b   Levine, R ^c   Coleman, G ^d  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruits; Process of change; Stage of change; Transtheoretical model; Vegetables; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDITIONING; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REINFORCEMENT; SELF EVALUATION; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SELF EFFICACY; VEGETABLES;

EID: 33747051134     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2006.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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