Determinants of nutrition knowledge in young and middle-aged Belgian women and the association with their dietary behaviour

Appetite

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 788-792

  De Vriendt, Tineke ^a   Matthys, Christophe ^a,b   Verbeke, Wim ^a   Pynaert, Ilse ^a   De Henauw, Stefaan ^a,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Determinants; Dietary behaviour; Lifestyle; Nutrition knowledge; Socio demographic; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET RECORDS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349149986     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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