Inverting the food pyramid?. Social and cultural acceptability of Walter Willett's dietary recommendations among people with weight concerns

Appetite

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 178-186

  Nielsen, A ^a   Korzen, S ^a   Holm, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

'Inverted food pyramid'; Acceptability; Cultural aspects; Meal format; Obesity; Practical aspects; Social aspects; Weight control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COOKING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENMARK; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; SATISFACTION; SHOPPING; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DENMARK; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 42749087769     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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