Food prices and energy density as barriers to healthy food patterns in Cape Town, South Africa

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-213

  Temple, Norman J ^a   Steyn, Nelia P ^b  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cost of dietary energy; Diet cost; Energy cost; Energy density; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; ETHNICITY; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; AVENA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 70449122016     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240902915474     Document Type: Article

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