The habitual meal and snacking patterns of university students in two countries and their use of vending machines

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-107

  Spanos, D ^a   Hankey, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary patterns; Snacks; Students; Vending machines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CACAO; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FAST FOODS; FOOD DISPENSERS, AUTOMATIC; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; GREECE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SCOTLAND; UNIVERSITIES; YOGURT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949159183     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2009.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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