Factors that affect the food choices made by girls and young women, from minority ethnic groups, living in the UK

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-319

  Lawrence, Judy M ^a   Devlin, E ^b   Macaskill, S ^b   Kelly, M ^a   Cninouya, M ^a   Raats, M M ^a   Barton, K L ^c   Wrieden, W L ^c   Shepherd, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Food choice; Somalia; South Asian; Young women; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; COMMUNITY CARE; COOKING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MINORITY GROUP; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COOKERY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34547112851     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2007.00766.x     Document Type: Article

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