Food prices and fruit and vegetable consumption among young American adults

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1064-1070

  Powell, Lisa M ^a   Zhao, Zhenxiang ^a   Wang, Youfa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Food outlets; Food prices; Fruit and vegetable consumption; Obesity; Young adults

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; OBESITY; PRICE DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAD; CATERING SERVICE; COST; DAIRY PRODUCT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEAT; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249206648     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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