Knowledge, opinions and behaviours related to food and nutrition in Catalonia, Spain (1992-2003)

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 11 A, 2007, Pages 1396-1405

  Serra Majem, Lluís ^a,b,c   Román Viñas, Blanca ^a   Salvador, Gemma ^c   Ribas Barba, Lourdes ^a   Ngo, Joy ^a   Castell, Conxa ^c   Cabezas, Carmen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c Division of Public Health   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Dieting practices; Healthy eating; Spain

Indexed keywords

IODINE; OLIVE OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAD; CARROT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LETTUCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POTATO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN;

DAUCUS CAROTA; LACTUCA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 36049033045     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007001000     Document Type: Article

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