Sociocultural factors relating to Tongans' and Indigenous Fijians' patterns of eating, physical activity and body size

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-384

  Mavoa, Helen M ^a   McCabe, Marita ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food; Indigenous fijians; Obesity; Physical activity; Tonga

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EATING; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIJI; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TONGA;

BODY SIZE; CULTURE; EATING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIJI; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TONGA;

EID: 58949085469     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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