Exploration of possible correlates of nutrition awareness and the relationship with nutrition-related behaviours: Results of a consumer study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 478-485

  Van Dillen, Sonja M E ^a   Jan Hiddink, Gerrit ^a   Koelen, Maria A ^a   De Graaf, Cees ^a   Van Woerkum, Cees M J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumers; Nutrition awareness; Nutrition related behaviours; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 42149163698     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007000754     Document Type: Article

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