Fat avoidance and replacement behaviors predict low-fat intake among urban African American adolescents

Nutrition Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 358-363

  Di Noia, Jennifer ^a,b   Contento, Isobel R ^a   Schinke, Steven P ^a,b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b Intersystems Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African Americans, Eating behavior; Dietary fats; Humans

Indexed keywords

MARGARINE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAD; BUTTER; CHICKEN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW CALORY DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PASTA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIETARY FATS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 44149105152     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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