Attitudes and health behaviours of young adolescent omnivores and vegetarians: A school-based study

Appetite

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-110

  Greene Finestone, L S ^a,b   Campbell, M K ^c   Evers, S E ^d   Gutmanis, I A ^c,e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol use; Attitude; Dieting; Health behaviour; Omnivore; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OMNIVORE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VEGETARIAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET, REDUCING; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEAT; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 42749094955     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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