Chocolate cravings in American and Spanish individuals: Biological and cultural influences

Appetite

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 290-301

  Osman, Jamie L ^a   Sobal, Jeffery ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chocolate; Cravings; Culture; Gender; Globalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE; CACAO; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750164329     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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