Plate half-empty or half-full? Dietary continuity and change among the blackfeet

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 361-376

  Johnston, S L ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blackfeet; Chronic disease; Diabetes; Diet; Food choice; Food habits; Native American; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 34648813839     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240701486602     Document Type: Article

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