Cultural and Social Influences on Food Consumption in Dutch Residents of Turkish and Moroccan Origin: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 232-241

  Nicolaou, Mary ^a,b   Doak, Colleen M ^b   van Dam, Rob M ^b,c   Brug, Johannes ^d   Stronks, Karien ^a   Seidell, Jaap C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

culture; diet; migrants; Moroccan; Netherlands; qualitative study; Turkish

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIGRATION; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EATING; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66249103361     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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