Military experience strongly influences post-service eating behavior and BMI status in American veterans

Appetite

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 280-289

  Smith, Chery ^a   Klosterbuer, Abby ^a   Levine, Allen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Eating behavior; Food insecurity; Military service; Obesity; Veterans

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS INDEX; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WAR;

EID: 61349153558     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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