Women of lower educational attainment have lower food involvement and eat less fruit and vegetables

Appetite

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 464-468

  Barker, M ^a   Lawrence, W ^a   Woadden, J ^b   Crozier, S R ^a   Skinner, T C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary quality; Education; Food involvement; Fruit and vegetables; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD INVOLVEMENT SCALE; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; HUMAN; RATING SCALE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 39749125671     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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