US Acculturation, Food Intake, and Obesity among Asian-Pacific Hotel Workers

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1712-1718

  Novotny, Rachel ^a   Williams, Andrew E ^a   Vinoya, Aleli C ^a   Oshiro, Caryn E S ^a   Vogt, Thomas M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIGRATION; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349249886     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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